Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, presents tales of intrigue and horror. Each episode explores the various motivations of how people get caught up in deceit, crime, and murder.
Mr Princey's daughter has just murdered the schoolmaster. It's up to Mr Princey to frame someone else for her crime. (S2, ep 1)
When her husband goes away on a business trip, Mary Summers is all alone in her house when an escaped patient breaks in. (S2, ep 2)
Professor Rankin's buddies Wally and Bud stop by to take him fishing. Suspicions rise when they find him in his cellar, filling in a hole with cement. (S2, ep 3)
Katherine Oldham feeds stew to a homeless man as she struggles to keep the mind of her brother, Fitzhugh on the task of murder. (S2, ep 4)
An antiques dealer feels he should be enjoying the finer things in life, but his Aunt Muriel is the one with all the money. (S2, ep 5)
In early 20th century New York, bookkeeper Al Birch expects the arrival of his sweetheart Edwina from 20 years ago. (S2, ep 6)
Georgie Minnelli kills his old childhood enemy Lucky Moore for interfering in his pinball machine racket. Now Georgie desperately needs an alibi. (S2, ep 7)
Conversation Over Corpse: Cissie Enright is not exactly thrilled with the idea of poisoning the real estate man. But her sister, Joanna, insists that it's the only way. (S2, ep 8)
A no-limit game of poker brings a real estate man to the brink of ruin. (S2, ep 9)
A college boy with an unnaturally close relationship to his father suspects his stepmother of foul play. (S2, ep 10)
The Better Bargain: A middle-aged mobster suspects his young wife is cheating on him. He gets in touch with Harry Silver, the best hitman in the business. (S2, ep 11)
The Rose Garden: A book publisher visits two elderly sisters at their Louisiana mansion. One of them has written a murder mystery that may contain more fact than fiction. (S2, ep 12)
Mr Blanchard's Secret: A mystery writer's imagination gets her in trouble when she turns her overstimulated mind to her new next door neighbours. (S2, ep 13)
An upstart furniture designer colludes with his boss's wife to drive her husband mad. (S2, ep 14)
A Good Samaritan helps a newlywed couple with a flat tire. But when the groom accidentally dirties the man's suit, the stranger reveals his true self. (S2, ep 15)
A man who reads too much pulp fiction finds himself playing Sir Galahad to the blonde in the apartment downstairs. It seems she's burdened with a corpse. (S2, ep 16)
My Brother, Richard: District attorney Martin Ross is running for governor and learns that his brother Richard has killed the other candidate Burton Reeves. (S2, ep 17)
The Manacled: Shackled prisoner Stephen Fontaine tries to negotiate an escape from Sergeant Rockwell while en route to San Quentin. (S2, 18)
Judge Connors shares a civilized conversation with the young architect about to steal his wife. But the quality of his mercy is strained. (S2, ep 19)
Marital discord between writer Carl Borden and his wife Annette intensifies when poison is found in his food. (S2, ep 20)
Young robber Steve Morgan is in jail for his first offense and too cocky for his own good. (S2, ep 21)
The End of Indian Summer: An insurance investigator and his wife look into the case of Mrs Gillespie, who has been widowed twice and twice enjoyed windfalls. (S2, ep 22)
A former nurse learns that her husband has been seeing another woman when he goes away on business trips. (S2, ep 23)
The Cream of the Jest: Broken-down actor Charles Gresham, who has a weakness for booze, demands that playwright Wayne Campbell give him a part. (S2, ep 24)
I Killed the Count - Part 1: A maid discovers the body of Count Victor Mattoni. It's up to Inspector Davidson from Scotland Yard to find the murderer. (S2, ep 25)
I Killed the Count - Part 2: Inspector Davidson continues to investigate the murder of Count Mattoni. (S2, ep 26)
I Killed the Count - Part 3: Inspector Davidson continues to investigate the murder of Count Mattoni, receiving yet another confession. (S2, ep 27)
Sam Jacoby has his wife's corpse in the trunk of his car, and is menaced by a motorcycle cop, who nags him about a taillight. (S2, ep 28)
A hired killer reluctantly sets out to kill his own girlfriend as ordered by his crime boss, knowing he won't accept any failures. (S2, ep 29)
The Three Dreams of Mr Findlater: Ernest Findlater is constantly nagged at by his wife so he fantasizes about Lalage, an exotic lover from the South Seas. (S2, ep 30)
The Night the World Ended: When a newsman shows a homeless man a fake article that says the world is going to end that night, his prank has deadly consequences. (S2, ep 31)
The Hands of Mr Ottermole: A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog. A reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police. (S2, ep 32)
In a small Massachusetts town, precocious young Hildegarde Fell learns a secret about crusty old John Anderson. (S2, ep 33)
A vain woman can't get a divorce from her husband. Luckily, he loves to garden. And he's just dug a nice big hole in the backyard. (S2, ep 34)
Taxidermist George Tiffany has domestic trouble when his wife's visiting brother Waldren overstays his welcome. (S2, ep 35)
Father and Son: In early 20th-century London, shop owner Joe Saunders refuses to lend money to his son Sam, who is anxious to win over a showgirl. (S2, ep 36)
Indestructible Mr Weems: A lodge is selling cemetery plots, but nobody will buy one until the first person is buried there. The brothers turn to Mr Weems. (S2, ep 37)
A bored rich girl goes up to her cabin in the mountains. Before the night is over, she'll wish desperately she had just gone home. (S2, ep 38)
Two men wait at a train station. A wailing siren periodically reminds them that there is an escapee on the loose. (S2, ep 39)