The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Season 1, Episode 23: The Lonely Hours
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Louise Henderson rents a room to woman named Vera Brandon who begins to show an unreasonable amount of interest in Louise's newborn son. Louise begines investigating and discovers that she and Vera shared the same maternity ward when her son was born. She also discovers that Vera's baby died during childbirth and this death has left her mentally disturbed. She comes home only to both Vera and her son missing. She finds an address and calls the police. The police go to the address and discover Vera rocking the baby back and forth and claiming that the child is hers. The police return the child to Louise and send Vera to a mental hospital for treatment.
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