Episodes
1. Target for Three
October 1, 1959
90 min
Three conspirators plan the death of a South American head of state.
2. The Sounds of Eden
October 15, 1959
90 min
Three different viewpoints of the same story - a kidnapping and its aftermath.
3. Misalliance
October 29, 1959
90 min
A group of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend engage in an exploration of their varied romantic entanglements.
4. The Hidden Image
November 12, 1959
90 min
A journalist out to expose political corruption finds his family is in danger.
5. The Grey Nurse Said Nothing
November 26, 1959
90 min
In Australia, a landowner is arrested for murder - but where's the body?
6. The Tunnel
December 10, 1959
90 min
In the Civil War, a tunnel is dug under Confederate lines, and filled with explosives.
7. The Silver Whistle
December 24, 1959
90 min
The old people's home is a pretty miserable place - until the arrival of the mysterious Mr. Erwenter.
8. John Brown's Raid
January 14, 1960
90 min
The story of abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
9. A Dream of Treason
January 21, 1960
90 min
A State Department official is required to leak a confidential document - which may have terrible repercussions.
10. To the Sound of Trumpets
February 10, 1960
90 min
In Paris, a former soldier is alarmed when the girl he has fallen in love with demonstrates a rather naïve and romanticized attitude to war.
11. The Cruel Day
7.0
February 24, 1960
90 min
Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy.
12. Tomorrow
March 7, 1960
90 min
Slow witted, and tired, Fentry leads a lonely life of grinding poverty in his sharecropper's shack until a sick, pregnant woman escaping her abusive husband comes there. He takes her in and cares for her, eventually falling in love with her.
13. The Hiding Place
March 22, 1960
90 min
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, keeps them prisoner in his cellar, neglecting to tell them when the war ends.
14. Alas, Babylon
April 3, 1960
90 min
Americans try to cope with the aftermath of a nuclear catastrophe.
Guest Stars:
Dana Andrews, Robert Crawford Jr., Kim Hunter, Rita Moreno, Don Murray
15. Journey to the Day
April 22, 1960
90 min
Patients at a mental hospital meet for a group therapy session.
16. The Shape of the River
May 2, 1960
90 min
Determined to pay off his debts, Mark Twain sets off on a lecture tour.
