The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · SEASON 3
The Return of Verge Likens
Episode 1 · 1964-10-05
- Crime
- Mystery
- Drama
Episode overview
Verge Likens is a farmer whose father was killed by a crooked politician named Riley McGrath. Verge returns home to avenge his father's death. He manages to get close to Riley by getting hired as an assistant at a barbershop. After asking the barber to run an errand, Verge is alone with Riley and proceeds to lather up the murdering politician for a shave. Verge vividly describes how he is planning to cut Riley's throat. When the barber returns to the barbershop he finds the door locked. He gets the police who break down the door. Inside they find Verge standing over Riley's dead body. Berge has avenged his father's death and he is not guilty of a crime. Riley died of a heart attack.
51 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. The Return of Verge Likens1964-10-05
2. Change of Address1964-10-12
3. Water's Edge1964-10-19
4. The Life Work of Juan Diaz1964-10-26
5. See the Monkey Dance1964-11-09
6. Lonely Place1964-11-16
7. The McGregor Affair1964-11-23
8. Misadventure1964-12-07
9. Triumph1964-12-14
10. Memo from Purgatory1964-12-21
11. Consider Her Ways1964-12-28
12. The Crimson Witness1965-01-04
13. Where the Woodbine Twineth1965-01-11
14. The Final Performance1965-01-18
15. Thanatos Palace Hotel1965-02-01
16. One of the Family1965-02-08
17. An Unlocked Window1965-02-15
18. The Trap1965-02-22
19. Wally the Beard1965-03-01
20. Death Scene1965-03-08
21. The Photographer and the Undertaker1965-03-15
22. Thou Still Unravished Bride1965-03-22
23. Completely Foolproof1965-03-29
24. Power of Attorney1965-04-05
25. The World's Oldest Motive1965-04-12
26. The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling1965-04-19
27. The Second Wife1965-04-26
28. Night Fever1965-05-03
29. Off Season1965-05-10
