Man-Trap

Jerry Kerran lives by a single rule: no woman will ever lure him into marriage. He enforces a strict personal code that treats any female presence as a potential trap, spending his days avoiding the entanglements he despises. When news breaks that Professor Madigan has created a new “man‑trap” force—an attraction stronger than gravity—Jerry's insulated world is jolted.

One night a bright‑eyed neighbor slips into his apartment asking for a pound of sugar and offers to mix a drink. Their banter quickly exposes Jerry’s bitter contempt and her playful insistence that not all women fit his stereotype. As she mentions the professor’s invention, the conversation shifts from casual flirtation to an uneasy curiosity about a force that might literally bind a man.

The story follows Jerry’s reluctant curiosity as the “man‑trap” challenges his convictions, turning sarcasm into a tense, sometimes humorous, showdown between stubborn pride and an unexpected scientific twist.