Mr. Jones and Mr. Bellefontaine wait for a train at a train station. Both of them have heard that a dangerous lunatic has escaped from a local asylum and each suspects the other of being the lunatic in disguise.

Dick (Skip Homeier) has agreed to accept half-pay from his employer who is nearing bankruptcy. But Dick's wife, Beth (Academy Award winner Joanne Woodward) remonstrates him and insists that he stand up for himself. Afterward, Dick is determined to approach his boss for his just dues. At his boss's home, Dick comes across an open cash box and decides to take what he is owed. He is surprised in the act by the employer who is armed, and, in the ensuing struggle, a panicky Dick takes the life of the older man. Dick returns to his wife to state only that he is in trouble, and the two agree to a rendezvous that night in a bus station, planning a flight to Mexico. Two untimely interruptions by visitors end in violence and an unexpected climax, as the young man tries desperately to thwart justice.

Season 1, Episode 23: Alfred Hitchcock directs this chilling tale of a man who murders his wife only to be caught by the nature and generosity of her Christmas present to him.

Season 1, Episode 5: A young woman and her mother check into a hotel in Paris. Soon after the mother disappears without a trace. Pat Hitchcock, Alfred's daughter, guest stars.

Season 1, Episode 7: A cruel businessman is left for dead after a car accident renders him completely paralyzed. Joseph Cotton guest stars. Hitchcock directs.

Alfred Hitchcock, the macabre master of moviemaking, appeared in onscreen cameos in many of his films. His innovative directing techniques and mastery of suspense made him one of the most popular and influential filmmakers of the 20th century. This clip is courtesy of THE HISTORY CHANNEL.

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