Not sure what the point of this episode was. Lizzie Borden (Carmen Mathews) was found not guilty for the murder of her parents, and she remained so when the story was over, even if she told the obnoxious newspaper reporter (Polly Rowles) that she did it. She was covering for her sister Emma (Joan Lorring) who DID kill the parents, at least in this retelling of the story, while moving on, supposedly never to be heard from again. The sudden appearance of the murder weapon, hidden in what I wouldn't consider to be an unlikely place, offered the reporter some food for thought in case she wanted to delve further into the case. The dumbest move in the whole episode occurred when Lizzie 'hid' the axe under a newspaper on the couch, like it would be entirely invisible there! If there were to be some irony in the story's conclusion which was a staple of Hitchcock's little program, it was entirely lost on this viewer.
Would I recommend this as one of the better Hitchcock episodes? - Don't axe me.
Would I recommend this as one of the better Hitchcock episodes? - Don't axe me.