The New 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 The New 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
Animal Lovers
Feb 13, 1988
A young woman discovers the illegal activities of a veterinarian.
Prism
Feb 20, 1988
A police lieutenant identifies several female suspects while investigating the murder of an attorney.
A Stolen Heart
Feb 27, 1988
A doctor questions medical ethics when a wealthy patient is given preferential treatment.
Houdini on Channel 4
Jun 5, 1988
A magician tries to contact Harry Houdini on the other side to learn his escape expertise and free his kidnapped niece.
Killer Takes All
Mar 12, 1988
Two nursing home residents agree to try to murder each other so the survivor can live comfortably on the other's insurance funds.
Hippocritic Oath
Mar 19, 1988
A failing medical student stands to loose an inheritance if he doesn't pass the final exam.
If Looks Could Kill
Apr 23, 1988
An attractive interior designer faces up to the fact that she has to go unusual lengths to give her life a much needed lift.
You'll Die Laughing
Apr 30, 1988
A talented young comedian's preoccupation with his own death worries his wife, his manager and a police officer.
Murder Party
May 7, 1988
Poison fells a man during his 40th birthday party and a detective must determine which one of his guests did it.
Twist
May 14, 1988
A wealthy model agency owner's husband believes his wife is terminally ill and makes plans for a future with one of her models.
User Deadly
May 21, 1988
Days from retiring, a veteran police detective attempts to solve a case involving a serial killer.
Career Move
May 28, 1988
After a long hiatus, a pop singer fakes his own death to generate publicity before he makes a comeback.
There Was a Little Girl...
Jul 2, 1988
Parents decide that it is time that their spoiled daughter moves out of their house.
Twisted Sisters
Jul 9, 1988
Some sorority sisters decide the initiation of a new member should be in a Haunted House.
The 13th Floor
Jul 16, 1988
Some people do not like that a developer is razing historic buildings.
The Hunted (1)
Jul 30, 1988
A real estate agent shows an office to a man who she assumes is a businessman.
The Hunted (2)
Aug 6, 1988
It turns out that the "businessman" has another use in mind for the room.