Name: The World's Oldest Motive
Released: 1965-04-12

Title: The World's Oldest Motive Plot: Alex Marrow desires to eliminate his wife Angela to pursue a relationship with the stunning model Fiona McNiece. However, he is reluctant to seek a divorce, fearing that Angela will claim his prized stamp collection. To solve his dilemma, Alex hires a hitman named Richard Schustak to orchestrate an accident for Angela. As the plan unfolds, Alex has a change of heart and instructs Richard to abort the mission. Richard, demanding more money for the cancellation, takes the cash and disappears with Fiona, who is actually his girlfriend. In the end, Alex finds himself the unwitting victim of a scheme.

Show The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Episode S03E25

Air Date Apr 12, 1965

Season 3 Episodes

S03E01 The Return of Verge Likens S03E02 Change of Address S03E03 Water's Edge S03E04 The Life Work of Juan Diaz S03E05 See the Monkey Dance S03E06 Lonely Place S03E07 The McGregor Affair S03E08 Misadventure S03E09 Triumph S03E10 Memo from Purgatory S03E11 Consider Her Ways S03E12 The Crimson Witness S03E13 Where the Woodbine Twineth S03E14 The Final Performance S03E15 Thanatos Palace Hotel S03E16 One of the Family S03E17 An Unlocked Window S03E18 The Trap S03E19 Wally the Beard S03E20 Death Scene S03E21 The Photographer and the Undertaker S03E22 Thou Still Unravished Bride S03E23 Completely Foolproof S03E24 Power of Attorney S03E25 The World's Oldest Motive S03E26 The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling S03E27 The Second Wife S03E28 Night Fever S03E29 Off Season

The World's Oldest Motive (S03E25)

Season 3 Episodes