I could see where this one is coming and going, especially since Henry Slesar wrote it. He spent many years writing for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
Dead pan Richard Kiley is the whole show, make no mistake. Generally cast good samaritans, he does an about face and plays a calculating hit man (Jim), and very convincingly. His next target is Richard Long (Eddie) who also has a wheelchair bound wife (Anne Francis) --- but suddenly has a change of heart? This is where we get into the soap opera mix... Kiley decides to go the extra mile for these two and fake out his boss by planting another dead body to take the place of Long. Sounds doable, but you know there's always a Hitch twist.
Exceptionally written and acted and will keep you guessing what's next for this strange guy. Look for Barney Martin as Kiley's boss. Martin, best known as Jerry Seinfeld's pop on his tv show, actually was a retired NYPD detective. True, as one of the last reviewers noted, the hour long ALFRED HITCHCOCK tv shows were not as polished as his half hour series, but every once in awhile there was a dash of some memorable creative writing. You be the judge.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 5. Remastered CBS dvd box set.