A German in World War II finds himself on board a British steamship with no recollection of how he got there, but he is sure something bad is about to happen.

An insecure crook is nervous when he is ordered to kill a man, and when he looks into the mirror he sees the stronger, more confident man he could have been.

A bank clerk buys a newspaper from a machine on his way to work, and when his coin lands on its edge, he suddenly has the ability hear what people are thinking.