Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Glass Eye
Oct 6, 1957 · 26 min
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
Oct 13, 1957 · 26 min
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
Oct 20, 1957 · 25 min
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
Heart of Gold
Oct 27, 1957 · 27 min
A convicted robber is released to the family of one of his cell mates, against the better judgment of his parole officer.
Silent Witness
Nov 3, 1957 · 26 min
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
Nov 10, 1957 · 26 min
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
Nov 17, 1957 · 26 min
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
Nov 24, 1957 · 26 min
A death-row inmate awaiting the electric chair uses his final hours to prove his innocence in a killing.
The Young One
Dec 1, 1957 · 27 min
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
Dec 8, 1957 · 27 min
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
Dec 15, 1957 · 26 min
A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.
Miss Paisley's Cat
Dec 22, 1957 · 26 min
An elderly woman is terrified that her disagreeable male neighbor will kill her beloved—but habitually roving—tabby cat.
Night of the Execution
Dec 29, 1957 · 26 min
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
Jan 5, 1958 · 26 min
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
Jan 12, 1958 · 26 min
When a businessman's mistress threatens to expose their secret relationship to his wife, he realizes he must do anything to stop her.
Sylvia
Jan 19, 1958 · 26 min
Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.
The Motive
Jan 26, 1958 · 26 min
Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.
Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty
Feb 2, 1958 · 26 min
Traveling in Paris, an Englishwoman finds herself accidentally locked in a hotel room with a corpse.
The Equalizer
Feb 9, 1958 · 27 min
Filled with jealous rage, a man plots revenge on a coworker he is convinced has had an affair with his wife.
On the Nose
Feb 16, 1958 · 27 min
A gambling-addicted housewife owes money to a bookie, and resorts to desperate measures in order to raise the money.
Guest for Breakfast
Feb 23, 1958 · 26 min
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
Mar 2, 1958 · 26 min
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
Mar 9, 1958 · 27 min
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
Mar 16, 1958 · 26 min
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 answ
Flight to the East
Mar 23, 1958 · 25 min
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
Mar 30, 1958 · 27 min
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
Apr 6, 1958 · 27 min
A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partner's past and her presumed dead husband.
Lamb to the Slaughter
Apr 13, 1958 · 27 min
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
Apr 20, 1958 · 27 min
It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.
Death Sentence
Apr 27, 1958 · 27 min
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
May 4, 1958 · 27 min
'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. . . !
May 11, 1958 · 27 min
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
May 18, 1958 · 27 min
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
May 25, 1958 · 27 min
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
Jun 1, 1958 · 27 min
A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.
The Safe Place
Jun 8, 1958 · 26 min
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
Jun 15, 1958 · 27 min
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
Jun 22, 1958 · 26 min
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
Jun 29, 1958 · 26 min
An elderly actor invites a playwright and his wife to dinner to tell a touching story of a long-lost love.