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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

By Robert C. Dennis - Television series

Television seriesScreenEp. 4, "Don't Come Back Alive", opening scene

Roles

  • Frank Partridge
  • Mildred Partidge

About this piece

Frank and Mildred Partridge scheme to con the insurance company by having Mildred disappear

Summary

Frank and Mildred Partridge are struggling with their finances. Frank just got a job as a salesman but they have bills to pay and his job starts in a month. As they have lunch, Frank comes up with an idea, that is to con the insurance company into paying him his wife's life insurance by having her disappear for 7 years. After little persuasion, a reluctant Mildred agrees to do it...

Tone

SchemingPersuading somebody

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