I was surprised to see Bette Davis starring in this installment of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"...and I must say I wasn't impressed. Now it wasn't because she was ever a bad actress...she's actually my favorite. But the script and dialog they gave her was beneath her talents and it comes off as an awkward episode.
When the story begins, you notice that Davis' character talks pretty much all the time. She talks to her dog and she pretty much describes everything she's doing and thinking and I couldn't help but think that NO ONE acts this way ever! And, sadly it continues like this throughout the entire episode...and it's rather painful to watch and listen to.
As for the plot, in her fancy apartment building, one of the doorman walks the lady's dog for a few extra bucks. The arrangement seems to work for everyone and the two folks seem like friends. However, when he later asks her for some money so his girlfriend can get an operation, she refuses and there is a bit of a chill in their relationship. Soon after this, she is mugged and although she cannot really see the attacker, she assumes it was the doorman....and tells the police. She also later testifies about this in court and the man is sent to prison. Unfortunately, it turns out the guy didn't do it......and there's quite a few more to the show after this.
This is an odd case where the plot is very good but the dialog spouted by Davis is so bad that I cringed while watching the show. As a result, it's pretty bad...and a show best skipped.