Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955

[introduction]

Alfred Hitchcock:
[tied to a stake, surrounded by a bundle of sticks] Good evening. Television fans can be so demonstrative and unpredictable. At the time this happened, I was under the impression I was being put on a pedestal. My wife's not going to like this. She's always telling me not to leave my ashes on the floor.

[takes out a cigarette, lights it, throws the match onto the sticks]

Alfred Hitchcock:
Tonight, we present a very warm little story called "Kill with Kindness."

[as smoke rises]

Alfred Hitchcock:
Reception seems to be rather bad tonight. Is your screen clouding up? Mine is. I think we better run a test film first. If you have no difficulty in seeing it, we will show you our story.