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.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Glass Eye
Oct 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
Oct 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
Oct 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
Heart of Gold
Oct 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 24, 1957
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
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
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
A conniving handyman tries to blackmail an innocent housewife for a fabricated dalliance.
Miss Paisley's Cat
Dec 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
Dec 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
Jan 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
Jan 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
Jan 19, 1958
Her elderly father becomes alarmed when a jilted woman purchases a handgun.
The Motive
Jan 26, 1958
Two crime-obsessed buddies plot the perfect murder—one with absolutely no motive.
Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty
Feb 2, 1958
Traveling in Paris, an Englishwoman finds herself accidentally locked in a hotel room with a corpse.
The Equalizer
Feb 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
Feb 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
Feb 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
Mar 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
Mar 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
Mar 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 answ
Flight to the East
Mar 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
Mar 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
Apr 6, 1958
A debonair tennis player looks into his attractive partner's past and her presumed dead husband.
Lamb to the Slaughter
Apr 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
Apr 20, 1958
It's all in the numbers when a bookkeeper becomes obsessed with his mundane life and crime statistics.
Death Sentence
Apr 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
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. . . !
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
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
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
Jun 1, 1958
A desperate man takes the ultimate plunge when he gambles a fortune without his wife's knowledge.
The Safe Place
Jun 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
Jun 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
Jun 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
Jun 29, 1958
An elderly actor invites a playwright and his wife to dinner to tell a touching story of a long-lost love.