Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S3:E17 The Motive
A man tries to prove to his friend that a murderer can escape the police if they can't find a motive.
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A man (William Shatner) recounts the tale of his deceased sister's (Jessica Tandy) one chance for love.
S3:E1 • Oct 6, 1957 • 26m
A man (E.G. Marshall) begins to receive letters in the mail predicting the outcome of several future events.
S3:E2 • Oct 13, 1957 • 26m
A defense lawyer (James Gregory) tells an arrogant criminologist (Vincent Price) that he made a fatal mistake.
S3:E3 • Oct 20, 1957 • 25m
A man (Darryl Hickman) recently released from prison stays with his cellmate's family.
S3:E4 • Oct 27, 1957 • 26m
A professor's (Don Taylor) attempt to end an affair results in murder, leaving an infant as the lone witness.
S3:E5 • Nov 3, 1957 • 26m
A miserly janitor (Oscar Homolka) keeps the contents of a lost wallet, despite the protests of his wife (Jo Van Fleet).
S3:E6 • Nov 10, 1957 • 26m
Freed from prison, a thief (Steven Hill) leads his partner (Steve Brodie) to the mine shaft where he hid their loot.
S3:E7 • Nov 17, 1957 • 26m
About to be executed for a crime he didn't commit, a man (Harry Guardino) decides to write his side of the story. With Hugh Marlowe.
S3:E8 • Nov 24, 1957 • 25m
A teen (Carol Lynley) devises a scheme to escape the influence of her domineering aunt (Jeanette Nolan).
S3:E9 • Dec 1, 1957 • 26m
A couple (George Peppard, Mary Scott) hires a local detective (Peter Lorre) to locate a missing dead body.
S3:E10 • Dec 8, 1957 • 26m
A handsome plumber (Lee Phillips) blackmails suburban housewives until his latest victim (Phyllis Thaxter) turns the tables.
S3:E11 • Dec 15, 1957 • 26m
A lonely woman (Dorothy Stickney) believes she has murdered the man (Fred Graham) who killed her cat.
S3:E12 • Dec 22, 1957 • 25m
A prosecutor (Pat Hingle) considering a run for Congress is told that he may have convicted an innocent man.
S3:E13 • Dec 29, 1957 • 26m
A man tries to prove to his friend that a murderer can escape the police if they can't find a motive.
S3:E17 • Jan 26, 1958 • 26m
An elderly maid (Mildred Natwick) leaves the parsonage in search of excitement and adventure in Paris.
S3:E18 • Feb 2, 1958 • 26m
A physically small husband (Martin Balsam) goes in pursuit of a 200-pound wife-stealing salesman (Leif Erickson). With Norma Crane.
S3:E19 • Feb 9, 1958 • 26m
A woman (Jan Sterling) has problems staying away from the racetrack, and it threatens her marriage. With Karl Swenson.
S3:E20 • Feb 16, 1958 • 26m
A couple begins their nightly argument when they are suddenly interrupted by a wanted murderer who keeps them hostage.
S3:E21 • Feb 23, 1958 • 26m
A soldier (Jacques Bergerac) returning home with a crippled comrade (Marcel Dalio) falls in love with a beautiful girl.
S3:E22 • Mar 2, 1958 • 25m
A woman (Jeanette Nolan) questions a man's (Robert Emhardt) motive for wanting to purchase her house.
S3:E23 • Mar 9, 1958 • 26m
A woman (Barbara Bel Geddes) falls in love with another man (Michael Rennie) at her engagement party.
S3:E24 • Mar 16, 1958 • 25m
A war correspondent's (Gary Merrill) stories about the post-war trail of an Arab leader suddenly change.
S3:E25 • Mar 23, 1958 • 25m
A quartet of elderly women (Estelle Winwood, Ellen Corby, Ida Moore, Elizabeth Patterson) try to gain the attention of a handsome detective (Dennis Morgan).
S3:E26 • Mar 30, 1958 • 26m
A curious man investigates his tennis partner, only to discover that her supposedly dead husband is very much alive and well.
S3:E27 • Apr 6, 1958 • 26m
A meek bookkeeper (John McGiver) is dissatisfied with his dull and boring existence. With Vivian Nathan.
S3:E29 • Apr 20, 1958 • 26m
A worrier (James Best) becomes fearful when an old friend (Steve Brodie) shows an interest in his wife (Katharine Bard).
S3:E30 • Apr 27, 1958 • 26m
A lawyer (Edmon Ryan) spends Christmas Eve trying to reconcile a feuding brother (Richard Waring) and sister (Carmen Mathews).
S3:E31 • May 4, 1958 • 26m
A man tries to convince the authorities that he knows who committed the latest murder in a series of strangulations, but no one will listen to him.
S3:E32 • May 11, 1958 • 26m
A woman (Joanna Moore) learns that a winning sweepstakes ticket is in the suit her former husband was buried in. With Steve Forrest and James Gregory.
S3:E33 • May 18, 1958 • 26m
A crocodile valise becomes a vital clue in tracking down a murderer (Denholm Elliott).
S3:E34 • May 25, 1958 • 26m
A bank teller (Robert H. Harris) invents a seemingly foolproof plan to come up with a lot of quick cash. With Jerry Paris and Philip Pine.
S3:E36 • Jun 8, 1958 • 26m
While traveling in chauffeured car, a woman (Jessica Tandy) with psychic powers hears a voice telling a tragic love story.
S3:E37 • Jun 15, 1958 • 26m
A lawyer, soon to become mayor, extends an invitation to a woman who once accused him of embezzlement.
S3:E38 • Jun 22, 1958 • 26m



