
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 mystery writer with an overactive imagination conjures up murderous thoughts about her new neighbors.

A wife (Leora Dana) regrets having her sane husband (Russell Collins) committed to a mental institution.

Newlyweds (Biff McGuire, Mary Scott) meet a volatile stranger (Robert Emhardt) while on their honeymoon.

A gorgeous actress (Barbara Baxley) asks a neighbor (Henry Jones) to help her hide the body of a murder victim.