

The police then inform Don that they like to finish questioning her. They had told the bandleader she was dead in order to calm him down.

When he rejoins the police he is shocked to learn that the police knew that Niki was still alive. Believing that the band leader is going to take the rap for murder, Don finishes her off. He examines his wife's body in the bedroom and discovers that she is still alive. Niki also dumps her band leader boyfriend, but instead of accepting this he strangles her. She also wants all his money or else she will tell the police about the murder. She tells him that she is going to leave him. When policeman Philip Reardon is killed in drug bust, his police officer father feels responsible because his son joined the police force to follow in his fathers footsteps. Niki convinces Don to keep his mouth shut and since no one saw the incident he gets away with murder. Introduction 'Death of a Cop' was originally broadcast on 24/May/1963 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. During the cruise, Don becomes enraged when he sees Niki kissing another man and he accidently pushes him overboard. The newlyweds take an exotic honeymoon cruise with the inheritance money. Niki accepts his marriage proposal, but Don's father dies when he hears the news. Don Reed falls in love with a nightclub singer named Niki Carroll despite the warnings of his seriously ill father and her ex-boyfriend who both tell him she is not good for him. "Run for Doom" was originally broadcast on 17/May/1963 as part of the first season of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.ĭr.
