Some parts of the story of Stranger on the Third Floor included Ward (the main protagonist) to have a terrifying dream about his neighbor being murdered, making him under suspicion, and eventually finding out that the neighbor was killed the same way as the man in the diner, that he eventually points out to the police.
Ward has a terrifying dream in which the neighbor is indeed murdered and he comes under suspicion. It turns out the neighbor was killed the same way as the man in the diner. Ward finds the body, notifies police and points out the similarities in the two murders. Reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in a murder trial. 
