Episode list

Suspicion

Four O'Clock

Sun, Sep 29, 1957
Paul Steppe, a watch repairman, suspects his wife is cheating on him while he tends to his store every afternoon. Consumed with jealousy, he devises a time bomb set to go off at four o' clock - the same time her "lover" pays his daily visit. One day, when his wife is at the market, he sneaks into the house to plant the device. There, Paul is surprised by two burglars, who tie him up and gag him - leaving him at the mercy of his own device ticking away.
7.4 /10
Murder Me Gently
A rotund business magnate suffering ill health and depression as a result of his portly figure wants to end it all, but he cannot abide suicide. A solution to his dilemma appears in the form of an eccentric lady mystery author who eagerly agrees to do away with him in this darkly humorous tale.
8 /10
The Other Side of the Curtain
A young woman, troubled by a recurring dream about a long, dark hallway with a ominous curtain at the end, consults a psychiatrist. The sessions cause the woman to have suspicions about the death of her husband's first wife.
6.8 /10
Hand in Glove

Sun, Oct 20, 1957
An elusive murderer who commits his crimes while wearing white gloves is on the loose in London. When the slow-witted but innocent Hughie falls under suspicion, his aunt steadfastly refuses to believe in his guilt. Can the authorities identify and capture the real killer?
0 /10
Diary for Death

Sun, Nov 03, 1957
After his beloved sister dies from chronic drug addiction, Jeremiah Taylor, a gentle, affable church organist, travels to New York City in search of the man he holds responsible for his sister's fate. The trail leads him to a man who from all outwardly appearances seems to be a respected family man.
7.8 /10
Heartbeat

Sun, Nov 10, 1957
A man suffering from a severe heart condition is mistakenly told that he has been cured. To celebrate, he indulges in all the activities that had been denied him, not realizing that the strain could kill him.
8.1 /10
The Sparkle of Diamonds
A blind woman is accused of murder. The sightless Miss Perry protests her guilt to Detective Thorpe, telling him of a stranger she encountered on the narrow stairway on the night of the murder. She briefly touched the man's face with her fingertips, and Thorpe attempts to find the real murderer by applying Miss Perry's description.
0 /10
The Flight

Sun, Nov 24, 1957
A former navy pilot is hired to fly a mysterious cargo to Bermuda and discovers en-route that the cargo is human and the destination altered.
6.7 /10
Rainy Day

Sun, Dec 01, 1957
When a man accidentally reads a letter addressed to another and refuses to reveal the contents, their relationship at the remote African outpost reaches the breaking point.
7.3 /10
The Deadly Game
A salesman seeks refuge from a blizzard in an old mansion. He meets three elderly men who convince him to participate in a mock-trial so they can practice their former callings of judge, prosecuting attorney and defense council.
7.9 /10
Doomsday

Sun, Dec 15, 1957
A master of disguise plans a payroll theft with the only two men that know his true identity.
8 /10
The Dark Stairway
Following her cousin Stephen Potter's death in a mysterious fall down a stairway, Cora Applegate suspects Stephen's wife spooked wife Madeleine of conspiring to kill him, along with the help of a handsome neighbor. As police investigate, the two women vie for control of Stephen's young son, who may be the sole witness to the "accident".
0 /10
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
When a palmist tells an English lord that he is about to commit a murder, the man postpones his wedding in order to meet his fate without sullying the reputation of the woman he loves.
7.8 /10
End in Violence
Convicted of a robbery he committed years before, Vince manages to break out of prison and secretly flees back to his hometown where he hides out in Pearl's tavern. His goal is to retrieve his share of the loot, which is being held for him by unidentified accomplice. He also wants to win back the love of the woman he left behind.
0 /10
Comfort for the Grave
A man teams with his gangster brother's widow to find his sibling's killer. Soon, the surviving brother begins to wonder whether the lovely former spouse might not have committed the murder herself.
6.4 /10
Meeting in Paris
An adventurer is asked to help his ex-wife handle a gang of black marketeers and becomes involved in espionage.
7.8 /10
If I Die Before I Live
A banker embezzles a large sum of money and flees. While hiding out in New York City he suffers a heart attack and can't take his medicine. He's rescued by a girl who is unemployed and starving.
0 /10
The Hollow Man

Sun, Mar 02, 1958
A nightmare begins for a man who awakens in a hospital, and believing himself to be one man is told that he is a completely different one. He also fails to recognize his children and concerned wife, a woman that he soon begins to suspect is planning to kill him.
8.4 /10
A World Full of Strangers
The idyllic life of male preparatory school master Charles Maxwell is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious German woman who claims they were married during World War II. Maxwell says he doesn't remember her at all, but she presents irrefutable proof that causes Charles' second wife Ruth to begin to doubt him.
0 /10
The Eye of Truth
A lawyer attempts to save his son when the young man's arrested for a hit-and-run murder by an intricate blackmail scheme.
8.2 /10
Voice in the Night
After shipwreck survivors manage to struggle ashore on a desert island, they discover that the menacing fungus that covers everything on the cay begins to grow on them.
8.6 /10
Diagnosis: Death
A young woman believes that she caused her wealthy mother's death by giving her an overdose of pills. The doctor agrees to sign a death certificate stating that death was from natural causes, if the young woman will marry him.
8.6 /10
The Bull Skinner
When a tractor driver isn't selected for a promotion, the jealous man decides to avenge himself on the selectee.
7.3 /10
The Girl Upstairs
George Longford, a withdrawn, gentle scientist studying in London, finds himself suddenly accused of taking liberties with the girl upstairs in his apartment building. The situation grows more sinister when Armstrong, the girl's violent brother, begins to menace him.
0 /10
Fraction of a Second
After spending the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. Ellis takes her child to the bus depot. When she returns home, she finds her furniture rearranged and three strangers insisting that they own the house.
8.3 /10
The Way Up to Heaven
When a domineering husband is trapped in his apartment's elevator, his wife decides to go on a six-week vacation leaving him helpless between floors.
7.5 /10
The Woman with Red Hair
After several years of being institutionalized, David returns home to find his sister Kathy engaged to marry attorney Victor, a man David insists was responsible for his mother's death. Meanwhile, Victor claims that his estranged wife, herself in a sanitarium, refuses to give him a divorce and is likely responsible for a near hit-and-run accident involving Kathy.
8.4 /10
Protégé

Sun, May 11, 1958
An once famous actress, reduced by the ravages of alcoholism to running a third-rate dramatic school, decides to trod the boards again.
8.4 /10
The Velvet Vault
A nurse marries a member of a wealthy and respected family. She finds that her life is threatened by the family's uncompromising traditions.
7.2 /10
Death Watch

Sun, Jun 01, 1958
A police detective assigned to protect a beautiful witness finds his own life in danger.
7.3 /10
The Man with the Gun
A man escapes from a communist prison camp and returns home to his family, but his wife suspects the man be an impostor.
0 /10
Eye for Eye

Sun, Jun 22, 1958
When a wife runs away from her vicious husband, the man kidnaps a girl and hires a private detective to find his spouse and tell her he'll kill the captive unless she returns to him.
8.2 /10
Return from Darkness
During a hunting trip away from home, Monty appears to die following a fiery automobile crash, and when he returns home, he discovers that his wife Flora is having an affair with his best friend Steven. The cheating couple reckon that since Monty has already been declared dead, eliminating him is an option.
0 /10
The Devil Makes Three
Deeply in debt and with seemingly no way out, inveterate gambler John Wycherly suddenly receives good luck in the form of Robert Deniken. Deniken is searching for a way to ensure an insurance payout to his sister Ruth and offers Wycherly a proposition that will be beneficial to all three: kill him in exchange for money to settle his debts.
0 /10
The Imposter

Sun, Jul 13, 1958
Derek Stratton, a washed up, untalented thespian, turns to crime in order to survive. He targets prominent civic leader Howard Ogden for blackmail after Ogden decides to run public office. Stratton's scheme backfires for himself and creates additional problems for Ogden when he becomes a murder victim.
0 /10
The Death of Paul Dane
In the final live telecast of the series, unbelievable coincidences abound as a psychiatrist treats two different but ultimately related patients. A male patient expresses homicidal tendencies while a female patient harbors a pathological fear that she's the target of a murderer.
0 /10
The Last Town Car
Edith Miller believes she may be losing her mind. Wherever Edith goes, she is confronted by the appearance of an old town car.
7.5 /10

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Yvonne und der Tod

Yvonne und der Tod

Yvonne Gaspers, 37 Jahre alt und ledig, ist seit zehn Tagen verschwunden. Sie arbeitet als Steuerprüferin beim Finanzamt, auch dort wundert man sich, wo sie steckt. Ihre Schwester alarmiert die Polizei Mönchengladbach. Lee Sooyoung von der Vermisstenstelle nimmt sich der Meldung an. Überraschenderweise findet sie Ingo Thiels Visitenkarte in der Manteltasche der Vermissten. Sooyoung zögert nicht lange und ruft den Kollegen hinzu. Er kenne sie, sagt Thiel, aber nur flüchtig. Er sei mit Yvonne auf ein Date gegangen, es sei jedoch bei nur einem Treffen geblieben. Als Thiel in der Wohnung der Vermissten steht, bemerkt er einen flüchtigen, aber dennoch unverwechselbaren Geruch. Sofort ruft er die Spurensicherung hinzu. Und sein Instinkt trügt keineswegs: Hier wurde akribisch und mit Hilfe von Chemikalien geputzt. Für Thiel scheint klar, dass hier jemand die Spuren eines Verbrechens verwischt hat. Trotzdem: Ohne Leiche und entsprechende Indizien fehlen die Voraussetzungen, eine Ermittlungsgruppe zusammenzustellen. Das sehen auch Thiels Kollegen so und werfen ihm vor, in diesem Fall keine emotionale Distanz zu haben. Offensichtlich hat es mindestens ein Abendessen zwischen Thiel und der Vermissten gegeben. Sie haben das Gefühl, ihr Chef verheimliche ihnen etwas, und warnen ihn, sich nicht zu verrennen. Doch er lässt nicht locker, vielleicht ist Yvonne noch am Leben. Entgegen den Mahnungen seines Teams nimmt Thiel die Ermittlungen auf eigene Faust auf. Für ihn ist es längst ein Fall. Und zwar einer, der ihn bis ans Mittelmeer treibt, um Antworten zu finden.

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