‘I have all the money you need outside these walls to pay for your cataract surgery. Lena told him that it would be worth his while if he would help her escape. He needed cataract surgery, but he had no money to pay for it. His job included rolling the casket on an old cart to the graveside outside the wall, then lowering it into the hole and covering it up with dirt. He built the caskets and placed the remains in each casket. The only one who did was the old man who assisted in the burial of those who died within the walls. She realized the only way to get out of the prison was to know someone who had the key to the gate. An old man, an inmate, covering up a grave outside the prison walls.
The episode starts turning the audience against Lena from its opening frames, showing Lena in court wearing pretentious sunglasses, an indication of her lack of respect for the court.Įnroute to prison, Lena noticed something that became part of her escape plan. She’s sentenced to spend the rest of her life in prison.
#ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR FINAL ESCAPE TV#
In the October 28th, 1985 TV episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Lena Trent (played by Season Hubley) is convicted of murdering her husband. Henry.Ĭan you guess the surprise twist before you get to the end of this post? (Don’t cheat yourself.
He’s known as “Hitch” and “The Master of Suspense.” Alfred Hitchcock’s story, “Final Escape” is the purest example of the way he blends the phobias inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and the narrative twists of O.
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