Episode
The Hitchhiker: Dark Wishes
Overview
A mentally disturbed nurse concocts an elaborate plan to poison a woman so that she can steal her husband from her.
Details
- Series
- The Hitchhiker
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1989-07-01
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Dark Wishes is Episode 3 in Season 3 of The Hitchhiker. It aired on 1989-07-01. The runtime is 30 min.
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