Season 3

01 The Plot to Kill Stalin Episode 125th September 1958 In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with anti-Semitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first. 02 Days of Wine and Roses Episode 22nd October 1958 An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together. 03 The Time of Your Life Episode 39th October 1958 William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. 04 The Long March Episode 416th October 1958 05 Shadows Tremble Episode 523rd October 1958 An elderly immigrant tries to buy an old house in New England and is opposed by snobbish locals. 06 Word from a Sealed-Off Box Episode 630th October 1958 A courier for the Dutch Resistance is captured by the Nazis. 07 Heart of Darkness Episode 76th November 1958 A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul. 08 Old Man Episode 820th November 1958 To fight a Mississippi flood in 1927, a prison farm releases some convicts. 09 The Return of Ansel Gibbs Episode 927th November 1958 After years in retirement, Ansel Gibbs is asked to return to government service. 10 Free Weekend Episode 104th December 1958 11 Seven Against the Wall Episode 1111th December 1958 The story of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. 12 The Nutcracker Episode 1225th December 1958 This telecast of George Balanchine's famous production was broadcast only four years after it was premiered by the New York City Ballet. This was the only episode of the series televised in color. 13 Face of a Hero Episode 131st January 1959 14 The Wings of the Dove Episode 148th January 1959 An impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress is attracted to her own lover and is dying, she sees a chance to have both the privileged life she cannot give up and the lover she cannot live without. 15 The Blue Men Episode 1515th January 1959 16 The Velvet Alley Episode 1622nd January 1959 Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But now he seems likely to hit the big-time. 17 A Quiet Game of Cards Episode 1729th January 1959 A few friends meet each weekend for a quiet game of cards. But they're bored with poker and, in trying to find another diversion, gradually find themselves plotting a hypothetical murder. It is hypothetical, isn't it? 18 Child of Our Time Episode 185th February 1959 War deprives Tanguy of his childhood. When his mother returns to Spain to oppose the Franco regime, he is left in Nazi-occupied Marseilles, France. 19 The Second Man Episode 1912th February 1959 20 The Raider Episode 2019th February 1959 A corporate raider plans a hostile takeover. To stall him, pressure is put on a scientist to rush through a new type of engine before all necessary tests have been completed. 21 The Ding-A-Ling Girl Episode 2126th February 1959 A housewife is offered a Hollywood contract. She'd rather stay home, but her husband has ambitions for her. 22 Made in Japan Episode 225th March 1959 A young soldier in occupied Japan after World War II falls in love with a lovely Japanese girl, but is horrified about what his prejudiced family in Philadelphia will think if he takes her home with him. 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1 Episode 2312th March 1959 During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge. 24 For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 Episode 2419th March 1959 The completion of the mission has tragic consequences. 25 A Trip to Paradise Episode 2526th March 1959 26 In Lonely Expectation Episode 262nd April 1959 27 The Day Before Atlanta Episode 279th April 1959 28 Judgment at Nuremberg Episode 2816th April 1959 In the later stages of the Nuremberg Trials, four German judges are accused of perverting the course of justice. 29 A Corner of the Garden Episode 2923rd April 1959 30 Dark December Episode 3030th April 1959 During World War II, an army doctor struggles to convert a Franciscan monastery into a field hospital. 31 Diary of a Nurse Episode 317th May 1959 The daily emergencies and stresses of a major city's hospital ward as seen through the eyes of nurse Gail Lucas. 32 A Marriage of Strangers Episode 3214th May 1959 Marry in haste, repent at leisure? Well, maybe. 33 Out of Dust Episode 3321st May 1959 On a cattle drive across the prairie, the sons of a wealthy cattle baron plot his death. 34 The Rank and File Episode 3428th May 1959 A powerful union leader is interrogated by a Senate committee. Testifying before a Senate, William Kilcoyne tells the story of his career. He began as a factory worker and his shrewdness and ambition carried him up through the ranks to his present position as head of a large union. 35 The Killers of Mussolini Episode 354th June 1959 As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his ministers flee with retreating Nazi soldiers, but are caught at the town of Dongo by red partisans. All are brutally executed without trial. 36 Project Immortality Episode 3611th June 1959 Key defense scientist Doner has cancer. Schramm is assigned to code Doner's thinking into a computer. He gets to know him as a friend, a husband and father. The project is successful, but he now knows identity is not programmable. 37 Dark as the Night Episode 3718th June 1959 A British politician finds himself open to blackmail because of the indiscretion of his American wife. 38 The Second Happiest Day Episode 3825th June 1959 A man about to be married recalls the day his life changed permanently.