Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 4

Air Date

October 5, 1958

Episodes

36 episodes

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Season 4

Episodes

Poison

1. Poison

6.5
October 5, 1958
27 min

Two partners discover their real feelings for one another when one is bitten by a poisonous snake and it's up to the other to save his life.

Don't Interrupt

2. Don't Interrupt

6.5
October 12, 1958
26 min

Silence may be golden, but it also proves lethal when a young boy witnesses an escaped mental patient and can't tell anyone about it.

The Jokester

3. The Jokester

5.5
October 19, 1958
26 min

A morgue attendant gets the last laugh when he finally has enough of a man who has been provoking him.

The Crooked Road

4. The Crooked Road

7.0
October 26, 1958
27 min

A joyride in a new convertible is seriously called to a halt as the corrupt public officials in a small town attempt to take advantage of the defenseless drivers.

The $2,000,000 Defense

5. The $2,000,000 Defense

7.0
November 2, 1958
27 min

A lawyer gets creative when the man he is defending offers him half of his net worth if he will find a way out of the case.

Design for Loving

6. Design for Loving

8.0
November 9, 1958
26 min

A man's marriage seriously malfunctions when he buys a robot to take over his relationship with his demanding wife so he can escape to Rio.

Man with a Problem

7. Man with a Problem

5.3
November 16, 1958
27 min

A man relates the series of events that led him to contemplate suicide to a police officer.

Safety for the Witness

8. Safety for the Witness

7.0
November 23, 1958
26 min

A gunsmith sets his sight on two gangsters who will kill him if he testifies to what they've purchased in court.

Murder Me Twice

9. Murder Me Twice

7.0
December 7, 1958
25 min

When a hypnotist puts a young woman into a trance during a seance, things go wildly out of control and she stabs her husband. But is she really to blame for her actions?

Tea Time

10. Tea Time

7.0
December 14, 1958
26 min

It's hard to tell who's the bigger cheater when a wife and her husband's jealous mistress sit down for some lethal negotiating.

And the Desert Shall Blossom

11. And the Desert Shall Blossom

7.0
December 21, 1958
26 min

When two old men need a miracle in order to keep their home, the answer arrives in the unlikely form of a killer on the run from the law.

Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore

12. Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore

7.0
December 28, 1958
27 min

Two women plot to do away with an irascible old man and seize his money, but their plan is foiled when one of them decides she deserves more of the fortune.

Six People, No Music

13. Six People, No Music

7.0
January 4, 1959
26 min

A funeral parlor owner is put in an awkward position when a deceased client comes back to life and demands a much smaller affair than what was planned for his funeral.

The Morning After

14. The Morning After

7.0
January 11, 1959
27 min

Motherly love knows no bounds when a woman decides to get revenge on the married man who has been dating her daughter.

A Personal Matter

15. A Personal Matter

6.0
January 18, 1959
27 min

Two construction engineers are between more than just a rock and a hard place when one of them discovers the other's violent past during an explosive tunnel blast.

Out There - Darkness

16. Out There - Darkness

4.5
January 25, 1959
27 min

When a wealthy woman mistakenly accuses her elevator boy of robbing her, his resulting imprisonment will take her to levels of guilt she never expected.

Total Loss

17. Total Loss

7.0
February 1, 1959
27 min

A desperate department store owner foolishly agrees to a scheme to have her store burned down so she can collect the insurance, but the fiery transaction doesn't go down as planned.

The Last Dark Step

18. The Last Dark Step

February 8, 1959
27 min

It's murder most foul when a man decides to drown the longtime girlfriend who's been supporting him, but his crime doesn't go unnoticed for very long.

The Morning of the Bride

19. The Morning of the Bride

February 15, 1959
27 min

A young woman with her eye on marriage wonders why she still hasn't met her boyfriend's mother.

The Diamond Necklace

20. The Diamond Necklace

February 22, 1959
27 min

During his last week of work before retirement, the longtime employee of a jewelry store serves an unusual client.

Relative Value

21. Relative Value

7.0
March 1, 1959
27 min

When John learns that he has been made the beneficiary in his cousin's will, he decides he can't wait for nature to take its course and begins plotting murder.

The Right Price

22. The Right Price

7.0
March 8, 1959
26 min

A middle-aged couple, recently wed and constantly bickering, learn how married life can be murder.

I'll Take Care of You

23. I'll Take Care of You

7.0
March 15, 1959
27 min

A used car salesman with a spendthrift wife concocts a killer deal with his father and two college boys.

The Avon Emeralds

24. The Avon Emeralds

7.0
March 22, 1959
26 min

Nothing is as it seems when a young Scotland Yard inspector follows a widow suspected of smuggling jewelry.

The Kind Waitress

25. The Kind Waitress

6.5
March 29, 1959
27 min

Thelma Tomkins and her deadbeat boyfriend begin poisoning an old and wealthy woman in order to get an inheritance ... but the results are not what they expected.

Cheap Is Cheap

26. Cheap Is Cheap

7.5
April 5, 1959
27 min

When a miser discovers how expensive a divorce will cost, he comes up with another way to rid himself of his wife.

The Waxwork

27. The Waxwork

7.0
April 12, 1959
27 min

A reporter with a gambling problem will do anything for a lucrative story - including spending the night in the Murderers' Den of a wax museum.

The Impossible Dream

28. The Impossible Dream

7.0
April 19, 1959
27 min

Pining for her boss - a former movie star now forced to take supporting roles - a middle-aged secretary shows how she will do anything to make her romantic fantasy a reality.

Banquo's Chair

29. Banquo's Chair

7.0
May 3, 1959
25 min

A retired Scotland Yard inspector goes to extreme lengths to prove the guilt of a suspect in an old murder case.

A Night with the Boys

30. A Night with the Boys

May 10, 1959
27 min

When he loses all his money in a poker game, a man tells his pregnant wife an involved lie to explain the missing cash.

Your Witness

31. Your Witness

May 17, 1959
25 min

A prominent lawyer appears able to manipulate any situation successfully - except, perhaps, for his marriage.

Human Interest Story

32. Human Interest Story

7.0
May 24, 1959
27 min

A newspaper reporter gets a tip about an out of this world story: a man who claims to be a Martian.

The Dusty Drawer

33. The Dusty Drawer

7.0
May 31, 1959
27 min

When a local bank clerk cheats him out of $200, a man takes extreme measures to get back his money.

A True Account

34. A True Account

7.0
June 7, 1959
27 min

Paul Brett is a top-notch criminal attorney who is consulted by Mrs. Cannon-Hughes. She was a nurse by profession who tended to the bedridden wife of Gilbert Hughes until her death. In the time since then, she married Mr. Hughes only to come to the conclusion that he murdered his first wife. Brett advises her that little that can be done without evidence, but he takes a liking to her and they eventually become lovers and marry when Gilbert takes his own life. Little does he realize the consequences of the choices he has made.

Touché

35. Touché

7.0
June 14, 1959
26 min

A millionaire takes a hunting trip during which he hatches a plan to make his wife's lover his prey.

Invitation to an Accident

36. Invitation to an Accident

June 21, 1959
27 min

When a woman's blatant indiscretions with her ex-husband continue even after a confrontation with her current spouse, the consequences are dire.