Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Forty Detectives Later
Season 5, Episode 28 · Aired 1960-04-24
Synopsis
William Tyre is the forty-first detective hired by Munro Dean in order to track down his wife's killer. William manages to track down a man named Otto. Munro then offers William money to kill Otto, but William turns it down. He arranges a meeting between Munro and Otto. At the encounter, Otto is killed. Before dying he confesses to the murder but also adds order to track down his hit man in order to keep him quiet. William Tyre is the forty-first detective hired by Munro Dean in order to track down his wife's killer. William manages to track down a man named Otto. Munro then offers William money to kill Otto, but William turns it down. He arranges a meeting between Munro and Otto. At the encounter, Otto is killed. Before dying he confesses to the murder but also adds that he was paid by Munro to do so. Munro hired the detectives inder to track down his hit man in order to keep him quiet.
In the series
This episode is part of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962) on CBS/NBC.
The master of suspense as dry host — murder with a wink and a silhouette.
Key cast
- Alfred Hitchcock as Host