The Tell-Tale Heart What is the plot of The Tell-Tale Heart? Asked by Noonii on 17 Feb 04:34 Last updated by anonymous on 05 Mar 13:56
A man stricken with a mental illness fixates on an old man's eye and plots to murder him (which he does). After the murder he believes that he hears the ticking of the man's heart, which causes him to confess to officials.