(David Hedison) attempts to perfect a revolutionary matter-transporter. During a self-test, a common housefly enters the chamber unseen, leading to a horrific fusion of their atoms. Andre emerges with the head and arm of a fly, while the fly itself carries his human head. The story is told largely in flashback by his wife, Helene (Patricia Owens), after Andre is found dead in a hydraulic press—a desperate act of euthanasia he requested as his human mind began to slip away.
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The film begins with a chilling mystery. Helene Delambre (played by Patricia Owens) is discovered standing over the crushed body of her husband, renowned scientist André Delambre, in the factory he owned. She has killed him with a hydraulic press, crushing his head and arm. She confesses to the murder immediately but refuses to explain why, seemingly driven mad by the act. The story is told largely in flashback by