Burton (Richard Chamberlain) rushes home in a panic. He has sent his wife and children away because he fears the coming flood.

Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) has rescued the stranded travellers, after their car has broken down at a meteorite crater. He tows them back to his desert camp, promising to fix their car.

Max (Ivor Kants), the plumber who claims he’s really a folk-singer, demonstrates his musical ability with an angry song about Jill (Judy Morris).

Allen (Geoff Morrell) is crawling from the river, apologising for his role in an escape attempt that ended in debacle, when the crocodile sneaks up behind him at lightning speed. 

Carl Winters (Gregory Harrison) is attacked by the razorback at the Pet Pak factory. He tells Sarah Cameron (Arkie Whiteley) to run for her life.

Peter (John Hargreaves) and Marcia (Briony Behets) drive down the beach to check out the other campers; they are missing, but their van is visible in the breakers.

John (Mark Constable) believes he has seen Tom (Don Barker), his dead uncle. He hides his thoughts from wife Emily (Victoria Hill), who begins to suspect something is wrong.

Burton (Richard Chamberlain) wants answers from the mysterious Charlie (Nandjiwarra Amagula) so he goes to his house, but Charlie also wants answers.

A rare example of a 1970s USA/Australian television co-production, The Evil Touch was an anthology series of horror and suspense stories.

A look back at the 1970s Australian-US horror-suspense anthology series, The Evil Touch.