Day of Reckoning

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Season 1 Episode 10

Overview:
Paul Sampson murders his wife Caroline and is relieved when the police rule her death and accident. His conscience gets the best of him, however, and he decides to confess the murder to his family and friends. Unfortunately, no one believes him. They think the stress of his wife's death has gotten to him. Later he tells another friend, who also happens to be a judge. The judge, however, knew all along. He was Caroline's lover. Knowing that Paul's conscience is killing him, the judge chooses to remain silent. When Paul continues in his attempts to confess, he is eventually committed by his family to a mental hospital.

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Drama

Actors : Alfred Hitchcock

Release Date : 1962-11-22

Duration : 51 menit

Rating : ⭐ 7.7/10 (3 votes)

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

A Piece of the Action
1. A Piece of the Action
Don't Look Behind You
2. Don't Look Behind You
Night of the Owl
3. Night of the Owl
I Saw the Whole Thing
4. I Saw the Whole Thing
Captive Audience
5. Captive Audience
Final Vow
6. Final Vow
Annabel
7. Annabel
House Guest
8. House Guest
The Black Curtain
9. The Black Curtain
Day of Reckoning
10. Day of Reckoning
Ride the Nightmare
11. Ride the Nightmare
Hangover
12. Hangover
Bonfire
13. Bonfire
The Tender Poisoner
14. The Tender Poisoner
The Thirty First of February
15. The Thirty First of February
What Really Happened
16. What Really Happened
Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
17. Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
A Tangled Web
18. A Tangled Web
To Catch a Butterfly
19. To Catch a Butterfly
The Paragon
20. The Paragon
I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury
21. I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury
Diagnosis: Danger
22. Diagnosis: Danger
The Lonely Hours
23. The Lonely Hours
The Star Juror
24. The Star Juror
The Long Silence
25. The Long Silence
An Out for Oscar
26. An Out for Oscar
Death and the Joyful Woman
27. Death and the Joyful Woman
Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans
28. Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans
The Dark Pool
29. The Dark Pool
Dear Uncle George
30. Dear Uncle George
Run for Doom
31. Run for Doom
Death of a Cop
32. Death of a Cop

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