Robert H. Harris seemed to be typecast as fidgety antique dealers (I saw him in a very similar role in a "Peter Gunn" episode) and in this "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episode he plays Mr. Appleby, an orderly antique dealer who is going broke because he would rather collect the rare and exquisite items than sell them. One of his clients is after money he owes for a highly prized collection of Indian artifacts and he is desperate. He turns to his wife but his fussy ways have driven her to the other extreme, so, in spite of having money of her own, she lives like a slob and won't part with her money!!
He doesn't care, he has been studying a book called "Murder or Accident" and thinks he has the perfect plan!! He does collect his wife's inheritance but it doesn't last long, only long enough to pay the bill to the businessman (Ansara) for the Indian relics but he now has other plans - a rich spinster who seems to like antiques almost as much as him....
This is one of the better episodes of the series with a logical but satisfying ending. Michael Ansara became so identified with his character Cochise from "Broken Arrow" but he did play a variety of roles and play them well.
He doesn't care, he has been studying a book called "Murder or Accident" and thinks he has the perfect plan!! He does collect his wife's inheritance but it doesn't last long, only long enough to pay the bill to the businessman (Ansara) for the Indian relics but he now has other plans - a rich spinster who seems to like antiques almost as much as him....
This is one of the better episodes of the series with a logical but satisfying ending. Michael Ansara became so identified with his character Cochise from "Broken Arrow" but he did play a variety of roles and play them well.