Four classic Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) episodes, "Incident in a Small Jail", "Man from the South", "Bang. You're Dead!" and "An Unlocked Window", have been remade for the new show's pilot.
After arranging the arrest of a drug and weapons trafficker, a corrupt businessman is paralyzed in a car accident and taken to the morgue while in South America.
Alcoholic film star Paul Dano loses a great role to young Lance Richards, then fatally injuries Lance when he visits Paul for advice on how to play the role. He tries to cover it up with some sulfuric acid.
A desperate man threatens to jump from his hotel window. In hopes of changing his mind, a dedicated police negotiator tries to get him to tell him the reason why. He won't like the answer.
An arrogant food critic impressed by the mysterious house specialty meets his match in the southern belle who owns the restaurant and won't reveal her secret family recipe for the dish no matter what he tries.