Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Apex
Overview
An unfaithful husband and his girlfriend concoct a plan to murder his wife after she plans to divorce him, which will leave him penniless.
Details
- Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1962-03-20
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Apex is Episode 24 in Season 7 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. It aired on 1962-03-20. The runtime is 26 min.
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