I recently have begun working my way through all the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" episodes and "Your Witness" is one of the few I'd already seen. And, it was every bit as good as I remember.
The story is set in a courtroom and a cutthroat defense attorney, Arnold (Brian Keith), is doing everything he can to get a young punk off the hook for vehicular manslaughter. So, when a witness goes on the stand, Arnold does everything he can to make this old man seem like a liar and a blithering idiot. Amazingly, the judge doesn't do much to stop his horrible attack on a man who isn't even on trial.
At the same time, Arnold's poor wife is in the courtroom and she thinks back of her recent problems with him. It seems he's been cheating on her and instead of owning up to it, he attacks her and treats it as if it's her fault! What a jerk...and viewers will undoubtedly think the same.
So how do these two stories intersect? Well, I don't want to ruin the show for you but suffice to say Arnold gets his!!
This is a very well written episode. I also think it works so well because Keith does a great acting job. He certainly is NOT like 'Uncle Bill' from "Family Affair" but a man who is very easy to hate...so he did a great job.
The story is set in a courtroom and a cutthroat defense attorney, Arnold (Brian Keith), is doing everything he can to get a young punk off the hook for vehicular manslaughter. So, when a witness goes on the stand, Arnold does everything he can to make this old man seem like a liar and a blithering idiot. Amazingly, the judge doesn't do much to stop his horrible attack on a man who isn't even on trial.
At the same time, Arnold's poor wife is in the courtroom and she thinks back of her recent problems with him. It seems he's been cheating on her and instead of owning up to it, he attacks her and treats it as if it's her fault! What a jerk...and viewers will undoubtedly think the same.
So how do these two stories intersect? Well, I don't want to ruin the show for you but suffice to say Arnold gets his!!
This is a very well written episode. I also think it works so well because Keith does a great acting job. He certainly is NOT like 'Uncle Bill' from "Family Affair" but a man who is very easy to hate...so he did a great job.