
The familiar "plink, plink" of the theme song, accompanied by the line drawing of a man in profile immediately identifies the show as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." The famed director opens almost every episode with the words "Good evening ..." After a joke -- usually about the evening's sponsor -- Hitchcock lays the groundwork for that episode's freestanding story of suspense and terror.

A handsome plumber (Lee Phillips) blackmails suburban housewives until his latest victim (Phyllis Thaxter) turns the tables.

A lonely woman (Dorothy Stickney) believes she has murdered the man (Fred Graham) who killed her cat.

A prosecutor (Pat Hingle) considering a run for Congress is told that he may have convicted an innocent man.

A young gangster (Alex Nicol) tries to repay an old Army buddy (Don Keefer) by offering him cash to start a business. With Nita Talbot and Carmen Mathews.