The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
S03E04 The Life Work of Juan Diaz
Juan Diaz, destitute and terminally ill, yearns to ensure his family’s financial stability before he passes. A year later, a gravedigger named Alejandro digs up Juan’s body to create space in the cemetery. He then mummifies Juan and places him in a crypt alongside other mummies. Juan’s wife, Maria, learns of Alejandro’s scheme and takes matters into her own hands by stealing her husband’s body. She displays it in their home, claiming it’s an authentic Mexican mummy to attract tourists. The income helps support Maria and her three children, but she eventually grapples with the macabre nature of her actions. In her plea for forgiveness, she notices a glimmer in Juan's eye, signaling his approval of her desperate measures.
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The Return of Verge Likens
Change of Address
Water's Edge
The Life Work of Juan Diaz
See the Monkey Dance
Lonely Place
The McGregor Affair
Misadventure
Triumph
Memo from Purgatory
Consider Her Ways
The Crimson Witness
Where the Woodbine Twineth
The Final Performance
Thanatos Palace Hotel
One of the Family
An Unlocked Window
The Trap
Wally the Beard
Death Scene
The Photographer and the Undertaker
Thou Still Unravished Bride
Completely Foolproof
Power of Attorney
The World's Oldest Motive
The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling
The Second Wife
Night Fever
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