▁when ▁he ▁asked ▁it ▁to . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁man ▁then ▁describes ▁his ▁wonderful ▁state ▁of ▁calm ▁and ▁relax ation , ▁moments ▁of ▁total ▁freedom ▁of ▁all ▁responsibility ▁and ▁worry ▁inf lic ted ▁upon ▁him ▁by ▁machines . ▁The ▁psych ologist ▁makes ▁due ▁note ▁of ▁this , ▁prompt ing ▁him ▁with ▁questions , ▁even ▁seem ing ▁to ▁perhaps ▁understand ▁what ▁the ▁man ▁feels . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Mur der er ' s ▁tale , ▁however , ▁the ▁psych ologist ▁steps ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁talk , ▁quickly ▁relay ing ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁man ' s ▁condition ▁to ▁an ▁a ide ▁over ▁another ▁communication ▁device , ▁and ▁re - imm ers es ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁g lare ▁of ▁technology ' s ▁power . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁When ▁Brad bury ▁re - work ed ▁this ▁story ▁for ▁his ▁TV ▁program ▁Ray ▁Brad bury ▁Theater , ▁he ▁changed ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁In ▁the ▁re vised ▁version , ▁the ▁psych ologist ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁office ▁and , ▁bar rag ed ▁by ▁noise ▁and ▁electron ics , ▁dest ro ys ▁his ▁newly ▁replaced ▁" lap el ▁phone " ▁and ▁asks ▁his ▁secretary ▁for ▁a ▁ch oc olate ▁milk sh ake ▁( to ▁pour ▁into ▁his ▁f ax ▁machine ). ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁dark ▁comedy / mus ical ▁one - act ▁play , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁collaboration ▁of ▁actor / writer ▁Christian ▁Sche ider ▁and ▁artist ▁T ucker ▁M ard er . ▁It ▁first ▁premier ed