William Fay wrote this episode, who did many stories for Alfred Hitchcock's tv show, and was a pioneer writer for the early days of tv.
I do agree with many of the reviewers that this is an offbeat story for Hitch ---however watch the stars. Bradford Dillman (as Howard), who began his career in films, but secured his fame in countless tv dramas, is fascinating to watch as a cool, calculating man about town who (after serving his prison term), strikes up a romance with the woman (played by Barbara Barrie) who actually convicted him. It was a tabu subject at the time, but Dillman was convicted of assault and rape. Barrie, a veteran of film and tv, also best known as BARNEY MILLER'S wife, is equally as good, playing a lonely and confused woman who gets caught up in his strange game.
If you are a follower of Hitch's tv programs, this is familiar material nonetheless; brooding criminal and their victim somehow reuniting, or crossing paths in one way or another. The acting, the moody, creepy music will NOT let you down. Be patient.
Curious stuff, even campy to a point, but that's Hitchcock. Get it? Look for veteran actor Walter Woolf King (there's a name from the past) playing the judge. King was a very handsome Broadway actor and singer in his day, later to appear with the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy. He switched to villainous roles for a time also.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 31 CBS dvd box set. Keep an eye out for the hour long tv box sets, which are not in demand as much as the iconic half hour tv series, though they are available.