episodes
- 1. Lunch Box A man plants a bomb in his son's lunch box at work and tells him to get out in time, but a friend, thinking he has forgotten his lunch box, places it in his car.
- 2. Collector's Item Evans, an older man, walks into a record store, slips the young clerk, Fred, a huge bill and pleads for him to come to his hotel to discuss something important. He goes and finds Evans beaten and mumb...
- 3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- 4. The Comic Strip Murder Julia, the model for a character in her husband's comic strip, informs a police detective that her spouse is going to murder her. He bumped off her "twin" in that morning's strip and she's sure he's g...
- 5. Doctor Violet A college student studying abnormal psychology thinks the owner of a wax museum dedicated to murderers can teach her a few things. Police lock down Dr. Violet's exhibit after an actual corpse is found...
- 6. The Cask of Amontillado In World War II Italy, Count Montressor has watched with horror as his former stable boy became a powerful Nazi general. In the process, General Fortanato has murdered the Count's sister and stolen hi...
- 7. The Serpent Ring
- 8. The Murderer Detained by the side of the road where his wife Mollie was found murdered, John explains to a deputy the events leading up to that moment. Their busybody neighbor Lillybelle had made accusations about...
- 9. Black Passage An American lover of architecture is escorted to a crumbling Mexican castle by the local padre. He warns the visitor to keep his room door locked and avoid the family that lives there--especially the...
- 10. Suspicion
- 11. The Thin Edge of Violence
- 12. The Third One A self-absorbed couple takes their daughter on a vacation, unaware that the child is urgently wanted by health officials. The little girl was afraid to tell them she'd been bitten by a dog, and the an...
- 13. The Man in the House Emily has moved back home to care for her battle-ax old mother and it has placed her marriage in jeopardy. Arriving home from work, she finds an escapee from a mental hospital with the old bitty tied...
- 14. The Scar
- 15. The Gray Helmet A dramatic story of the Black Hand's operations in New York's Little Italy during the 1890's.
- 16. The Seeker and the Sought An elderly man is in a desperate search for a youngster who is in peril of passing evil's point of no return.
- 17. The Case of Lady Sannox Lady Sannox, the toast of London society, carries on an obvious affair with Douglas Stone, an arrogant, young surgeon. Lord Sannox, a retired star of the stage, is thought to be a clueless old man una...
- 18. Morning Boat to Africa A wayward wife of a jealous husband brings trouble home.
- 19. The Bomber Command Former bomber pilot D.P. Bradford and his wife Zita host a reunion for D.P.'s World War II crew. In the midst of the celebration, the Bradfords's daughter Susan is kidnapped and held for ransom by a m...
- 20. Summer Storm A father and son moving out of a boarding house get into a tussle with the sleazy landlord who promptly drops dead on the floor. Since the father has a past record, the two hide in the attic while the...
- 21. The Horizontal Man The murder of a Professor has undergraduate Kate investigating the case with help from a newspaper reporter.
- 22. The Distant Island The story of an amnesia victim and what happens when he regains his memory.
- 23. Escape This Night
- 24. The Suicide Club Prince Florizel and his cohort, Gerard, masquerade under false identities and hit the city in search of adventure. One night in a bar, they encounter a young man who says he does not wish to go on. Cl...
- 25. Roman Holiday
- 26. The Man Who Talked in His Sleep Teenage practical joker Jerry pretends his new stepfather revealed something incriminating while talking in his sleep. Rather than laughing it off, Henry Lord gets very defensive and becomes threateni...
- 27. The Ledge
- 28. The Parcel Tommy, an errand boy, hangs around a hot dog stand when he's not in transit. The stand, a front for criminal enterprises, proves dangerous when he's hired by a shady character to deliver a package at...
- 29. The Old Man's Badge Officer Malone is murdered outside a "gay 90s"-themed nightclub simply by buying a seemingly harmless gift from one of the showgirls. His son, a rookie cop, takes a vacation from the force to find the...
- 30. The Second Class Passenger A man taking a cruise around the world finds second-class passengers are much more interesting, and by the time things become more complicated he wished that he'd missed the boat.
- 31. One Thousand Dollars to One for Your Money Detective Sam Cragg goes to meet a client in the "Little Serbia" section of the city and finds the man murdered. Everyone in the neighborhood lives in fear of the unseen C. W. Roberts, a mysterious lo...
- 32. Steely, Steely Eyes The notorious criminal Ma Barker and her gang of four sons blaze a murderous path from beginnings in Missouri to their final showdown with FBI agents and their machine guns in Florida.
- 33. Murder at the Mardi Gras Dan Bedell, an up-and-coming actor, has come to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and he has fallen in love with Connie Williams. Gambling boss Morgan Nelson warns Dan that Connie is in league with her frien...
- 34. The Gentleman from America An American bets two London friends that he can spend the night alone in a "haunted house."
- 35. Death of a Dummy A young man on a scavenger hunt for a department store sales check stumbles into a murderer at midnight in the store.
- 36. Red Wine The FBI pursues a man to the wilds of Borneo.
- 37. One and One's a Lonesome A predatory blond conspires with an old flame to murder her husband, but tosses a neat double cross at the old flame.
- 38. Photo Finish The former medical examiner who had falsified information in a murder case years earlier returns to town. Lawyer Robert Quartermain, who was involved in the trial, kills the ex-examiner, careful to le...
- 39. Listen, Listen Be silent, husband; that is the admonition of a wife to her husband when it comes to murder. She tells her hubby to keep his big mouth shut and not tip the police off about a murder.
- 40. Black Bronze A reporter unexpectedly becomes involved in a series of violent, brutal murders.
- 41. I'm No Hero Dr. Joe Parker and his family are awakened by a gun-wielding criminal demanding treatment for his brother. The man's in serious condition after a bullet pierced his lung. With a pistol pointing at the...
- 42. Wisteria Cottage A disturbed young man with a murderous background latches onto an older woman and her daughters. He worms his way into their family by charming the mother, even accompanying them to their summer cotta...