Maitland (Tales from the Crypt)
Background
Carl Maitland is a resident of England. He is married to Wife, but is having an affair with Carol. Maitland has a son and daughter.
During the events of Tales from the Crypt (1972) played by Ian Hendry
Joanne, Maitland, Elliot, Jason and Rogers are taking a tour of some catacombs along with others. The Guide warns everyone to stay close together and then tells the history of the catacombs during the reign of Henry VIII. He again warns them to stay close so they don't lose their way. Joanne notices her brooch is missing and Maitland helps her find it. They find out that while waiting for Joanne to find her brooch, the rest of the group has left them. Jason suggests one way which leads to a dead end and a door suddenly opens. They go inside the room on the other side of the door and when Rogers suggests they go back, the door suddenly closes. The Crypt Keeper appears and when they start asking him questions, he tells them they will have their answers "all in good time". He has them sit down and asks Joanne why she came to the crypt and her story begins. Joanne starts to tell The Crypt Keeper she had no intention of, but then trails off. The Crypt Keeper then questions Maitland about his plans.
Maitland tells his Wife that he is ready to leave so he can make his appointment in the morning. He says goodbye to his children and then to Wife. He drives to the Hillside apartment complex and goes to Susan's apartment and uses a key to get inside. He hugs Susan and she tells him the movers came and picked up all of her furniture. They get back into Maitland's car and drive off. As they are driving, Susan offers to drive when she notices Maitland seems tired. Maitland wakes up from a nightmare and shortly after yanks on the steering wheel when he sees a truck coming towards them. The car crashes and Maitland starts to crawl away from the burning vehicle after he can't find Susan. He comes across a Tramp who screams and runs away from him and then a Motorist who quickly drives away when he sees Maitland. Maitland walks to his home and knocks on the door. His Wife answers the door and then screams and shuts it closed. Maitland looks at the nameplate under the doorbell and sees the name is no longer Maitland, but Wilson. He walks over to the window and sees his Wife being comforted by another man. He then walks over to the Hillside apartment complex and goes to Susan's apartment. He rings her doorbell and she answers the door. She asks who it is and when he tells her his name, she says it can't be Maitland as he died in a crash two years ago which left her blind. Maitland looks at himself in the glass of Susan's table and sees he is dead and screams. He wakes up from the nightmare and is back in the car, which then crashes as he yanks the steering wheel to avoid an accident.
The Crypt Keeper accuses Maitland of being in a hurry to leave his wife and children and when Elliot accuses The Crypt Keeper of playing games with them, Elliot's story starts. Elliot admits to The Crypt Keeper that he doesn't like Grimsdyke. Jason asks what he is doing locked in the crypt and The Crypt Keeper tells his story. Rogers walks up to The Crypt Keeper and demands to know what Jason saw. The Crypt Keeper tells Rogers he should heed his warning and another story begins. The Crypt Keeper tells them they may go and the door they entered opens once more. Jason walks to the door and The Crypt Keeper tells them they are there for not repenting for their despicable sins. Jason then falls into a pit of fire and the others get up and walk to the open door to meet their fate.