The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · SEASON 1

A Tangled Web

Episode 18 · 1963-01-25

★ 8.5
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Season 1Episode 18★ 8.5/10
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Drama

Episode overview

David Chesterman is a thief whose girlfriend Maria is cheating on him with his partner Carl Gault. Carl has fallen in love with Maria and plans to get rid of David. He tells David about the body of rich man who is loaded with jewelry. David goes to rob the corpse, but is discovered by a guard. Later, the guard is found dead by the police. David tells Maria that he is innovent, but he decides to hide out for a while and leaves Maria with Carl. Carl informs the police of David's location and he is arrested for murder. As David is about to be sentence Maria gets away from Carl by stabbing him. She heads to the court building convinced that David is innocent. In the court building she climbs out on a ledge and threatens to jump unless David is brought to her and is allowed to tell the truth about the entire robbery. David is brought to her, but he reveals that he did kill the guard. Knowing that he will go to prison, David begs her for forgiveness.

51 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. A Piece of the Action1962-09-20 2. Don't Look Behind You1962-09-27 3. Night of the Owl1962-10-04 4. I Saw the Whole Thing1962-10-11 5. Captive Audience1962-10-18 6. Final Vow1962-10-25 7. Annabel1962-11-01 8. House Guest1962-11-08 9. The Black Curtain1962-11-11 10. Day of Reckoning1962-11-22 11. Ride the Nightmare1962-11-29 12. Hangover1962-12-06 13. Bonfire1962-12-13 14. The Tender Poisoner1962-12-20 15. The Thirty First of February1963-01-04 16. What Really Happened1963-01-11 17. Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog1963-01-18 18. A Tangled Web1963-01-25 19. To Catch a Butterfly1963-02-02 20. The Paragon1963-02-08 21. I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury1963-02-15 22. Diagnosis: Danger1963-03-01 23. The Lonely Hours1963-03-08 24. The Star Juror1963-03-15 25. The Long Silence1963-03-22 26. An Out for Oscar1963-04-05 27. Death and the Joyful Woman1963-04-12 28. Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans1963-04-19 29. The Dark Pool1963-05-03 30. Dear Uncle George1963-05-10 31. Run for Doom1963-05-17 32. Death of a Cop1963-05-24