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