Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season 3

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The Glass Eye

1 - The Glass Eye

Air Date: October 6, 1957

Captivated by his physical beauty, an aging spinster develops an obsession for a ventriloquist, travelling all over the country to watch his act with his child-sized dummy.

Mail Order Prophet

2 - Mail Order Prophet

Air Date: October 13, 1957

When an ordinary clerk starts receiving letters which accurately predict the outcome of future events, he takes a dangerous gamble with his life.

The Perfect Crime

3 - The Perfect Crime

Air Date: October 20, 1957

A lawyer, with blackmail in mind, meets with a famous detective who prides himself on never having committed a single mistake in his long and distinguished career, to prove that he convicted an innocent man.

Heart of Gold

4 - Heart of Gold

Air Date: October 27, 1957

A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.

Silent Witness

5 - Silent Witness

Air Date: November 3, 1957

Intending to break up with an infatuated student, professor Donald Mason tracks her down at a babysitting job, where the conversation ends in murder.

Reward to Finder

6 - Reward to Finder

Air Date: November 10, 1957

After finding a cash-laden wallet John Gaminski promises his wife that he'll return it. But when he reneges, she demands that he share the money.

Enough Rope for Two

7 - Enough Rope for Two

Air Date: November 17, 1957

An ex-con heads to a mine to retrieve a cache of stolen loot. When his two former partners show up, three's a crowd with $100,000 at stake.

Last Request

8 - Last Request

Air Date: November 24, 1957

A death-row inmate awaiting the electric chair uses his final hours to prove his innocence in a killing.

The Young One

9 - The Young One

Air Date: December 1, 1957

A pretty underage girl, bored with adolescence and eager to experience all that adulthood allows, acts out in ways that could ultimately prove deadly.

The Diplomatic Corpse

10 - The Diplomatic Corpse

Air Date: December 8, 1957

Touring Mexico, Janet's rich aunt dies, and the car holding her corpse is stolen. Without a body, Janet can't claim the inheritance.

The Deadly

11 - The Deadly

Air Date: December 15, 1957

A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.

Miss Paisley's Cat

12 - Miss Paisley's Cat

Air Date: December 22, 1957

An elderly woman is terrified that her disagreeable male neighbor will kill her beloved—but habitually roving—tabby cat.

Night of the Execution

13 - Night of the Execution

Air Date: December 29, 1957

Warren, a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, must deliver a guilty verdict in a murder case to ensure his political future.

The Percentage

14 - The Percentage

Air Date: January 5, 1958

A successful businessman who once acted cowardly in the war—but got undeserved credit for heroism—attempts to buy off an old Army buddy who knows the truth.

Together

15 - Together

Air Date: January 12, 1958

When a businessman's mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.

Sylvia

16 - Sylvia

Air Date: January 19, 1958

Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.

The Motive

17 - The Motive

Air Date: January 26, 1958

Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.

Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty

18 - Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty

Air Date: February 2, 1958

Traveling in Paris, an Englishwoman finds herself accidentally locked in a hotel room with a corpse.

The Equalizer

19 - The Equalizer

Air Date: February 9, 1958

Filled with jealous rage, a man plots revenge on a coworker he is convinced has had an affair with his wife.

On the Nose

20 - On the Nose

Air Date: February 16, 1958

A gambling-addicted housewife owes money to a bookie, and resorts to desperate measures in order to raise the money.

Guest for Breakfast

21 - Guest for Breakfast

Air Date: February 23, 1958

In this violent home-invasion tale, a gun-wielding convict terrorizes a married couple whose relationship is already on the ropes.

The Return of the Hero

22 - The Return of the Hero

Air Date: March 2, 1958

Things are not what they seem when two soldiers discharged from the Algerian war spend some time together in Marseilles.

The Right Kind of House

23 - The Right Kind of House

Air Date: March 9, 1958

After the death of her troubled son, a mother decides to sell her house, but a potential buyer discovers she may be hiding something.

The Foghorn

24 - The Foghorn

Air Date: March 16, 1958

A woman alone in a quiet house finds herself haunted by the noise of a foghorn. As the story progresses, she tries to recall how the sound became so horrifying to her, but the answer may be deeper than she thinks.

Flight to the East

25 - Flight to the East

Air Date: March 23, 1958

The plight of an American war correspondent suddenly becomes front-page news when a former British Army nurse recalls a strange incident from the past.

Bull in a China Shop

26 - Bull in a China Shop

Air Date: March 30, 1958

A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.

Disappearing Trick

27 - Disappearing Trick

Air Date: April 6, 1958

A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partner's past and her presumed dead husband.

Lamb to the Slaughter

28 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Air Date: April 13, 1958

Domestic bliss comes to a rapid halt when a housewife discovers that her police chief husband has been having an affair while she's been pregnant.

Fatal Figures

29 - Fatal Figures

Air Date: April 20, 1958

It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.

Death Sentence

30 - Death Sentence

Air Date: April 27, 1958

Love is in the eye of the beholder when a happily married woman sees a bomb attached to the family car as a sign of her husband's affection.

The Festive Season

31 - The Festive Season

Air Date: May 4, 1958

'Tis the season to resurrect old family grudges when a brother accuses his sister of murdering his wife on a less than jolly Christmas Eve.

Listen, Listen. . . !

32 - Listen, Listen. . . !

Air Date: May 11, 1958

When three beautiful blonde women are strangled with a silk stocking, Mr. Morgan becomes convinced he knows how it happened, even though no one will hear him out.

Post Mortem

33 - Post Mortem

Air Date: May 18, 1958

When a newly married couple realizes that a lottery ticket is in her recently deceased ex-husband's burial suit, they put their love on the line to exhume the winnings.

The Crocodile Case

34 - The Crocodile Case

Air Date: May 25, 1958

A man learns never to separate a woman from her accessories when his "perfect" murder plot is spoiled by a missing piece of luggage.

Dip in the Pool

35 - Dip in the Pool

Air Date: June 1, 1958

A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.

The Safe Place

36 - The Safe Place

Air Date: June 8, 1958

A senior bank teller is tempted by the prospect of sudden wealth when a known gangster makes a large withdrawal from his account.

The Canary Sedan

37 - The Canary Sedan

Air Date: June 15, 1958

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing when a woman discovers she has extraordinary powers to see the past of objects.

The Impromptu Murder

38 - The Impromptu Murder

Air Date: June 22, 1958

Still waters run deep when a lawyer with mayoral ambitions murders a woman who claimed he tried to embezzle money from her in the past.

Little White Frock

39 - Little White Frock

Air Date: June 29, 1958

An elderly actor invites a playwright and his wife to dinner to tell a touching story of a long-lost love.