Blood Bargain

October 25, 1963
60 min
3.5/5
Season 2 - Episode 5: Blood Bargain

Season 2 - Episode 5: Blood Bargain

Blood Bargain - Episode 5

Overview

Jim Derry is a hit man who is hired to kill a bookie named Eddie Breech. He begins to have second thoughts when he finds out that Eddie's wife Connie is confined to a wheelchair and is being cheated on by her husband. He talks to the Breechs and agrees to help the two fake Eddie's death so that Derry can get paid for the hit and the two can start over in Mexico. Derry goes to the morgue and aquires a body. He puts Eddies wallet and wedding ring on the corpse and starts it on fire after putting it in a car. Derry gets paid, but is arrested by the police. The police found the car and believe Eddie is dead. Derry tells the police that Eddie is in Mexico. The police then bring Connie into the room. She accuses Derry of shooting Eddie the night before. Derry has been set up. Connie killed her husband and set up Derry to take the fall.

Episode Information

TV Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Season

Season 2

Episode Number

5

Air Date

October 25, 1963

Runtime

60 minutes

Rating

3.5/5

Guest Stars

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Jim Derry

Richard Long

Richard Long

Eddie Breech

Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Connie Breech

Barney Martin

Barney Martin

Rupert Harney

Ross Elliott

Ross Elliott

Lieutenant Geer

A

Anthony Call

Earl

Crew

Bernard Girard

Bernard Girard

Director

H

Henry Slesar

Writer