Alfred Hitchcock Presents

A college fraternity stages a fake death for one of its members, making it appear as though he has died. They then manipulate another unsuspecting member of the fraternity into believing he is responsible for the supposed killing, deceiving him completely.

Beta Delta Gamma is a programme presented as an episode‑length installment. It falls within the broader category of a programme and is classified under the genre of an episode, offering a concise narrative format. The story centres on a college fraternity that concocts an elaborate ruse. The group stages one of its own members so that he appears to have died, then carefully manipulates another, unsuspecting brother into believing that he is responsible for the supposed death. The deception is orchestrated entirely by the fraternity, with the fabricated scene designed to convince the second member that he has inadvertently caused the fatal outcome. The scheme hinges on the fraternity’s ability to make the staged corpse look convincingly lifeless, creating a believable scenario for the targeted brother. By feeding him selective information and controlling what he sees, the organisation ensures that his guilt is absolute, even though no real tragedy has occurred. The episode therefore follows the unfolding of this manufactured crisis and the psychological impact it has on the unwitting participant. In its brief runtime, the narrative explores how a tightly‑knit group can engineer a false reality, leading a member to internalise a false confession of murder. The plot remains focused on the fraternity’s manipulation and the consequent belief of the deceived brother that he has committed an irreversible act.