The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

A highly paid hitman is contracted for a lucrative assignment. When he meets the wife of the man he is meant to kill, he starts to question the morality of completing the job, experiencing second thoughts about fulfilling the contract.

Blood Bargain is an episode of a television programme. It is listed simply as a programme under the title Blood Bargain and falls within the episode genre. The piece is presented as a self‑contained instalment, offering a concise narrative that fits within the broader format of the series and can be viewed independently by audiences. At the centre of the story is a highly paid assassin who has been hired for a new assignment. When he meets the wife of the person he is meant to eliminate, his certainty begins to crumble, and he finds himself questioning whether to carry out the contract as his conscience stirs, in the moment. The encounter with the wife forces the killer to confront the human side of his target, turning a routine job into a moral dilemma. He weighs the financial reward against the emerging empathy he feels, and the brief conversation leaves a lingering doubt that shadows his next move in his mind, as the night falls. The contract remains in force, yet the assassin's hesitation grows with each passing minute. He is left to decide whether to honour the agreement he signed or to abandon the assignment altogether, aware that any choice will carry consequences for both himself and the family he has just met, in this precarious situation right now.