Sometimes the twist to these Hitchcock stories are so obvious you don't see them coming. That was exactly what happened in my case, as the misdirection of the episode has you thinking the newcomer Bret Johnson (Wayne Morris) is the guy on the run from the law, while Joe Philips (Joe Maross) appears to be the conflicted engineer stranded at a mine until the work of tunneling through a mountain is completed. You also get the idea that perhaps they would wind up in an argument over the pretty nurse (Anna Navarro) who appears to be the only woman at the mining camp, but neither of the men make a play for her attention. The only weird thing about the twist is that Joe abruptly drops his defense when the reality of Johnson's presence is revealed. He simply drops his weapon and admits surrender, even though he could still have made a break; who would have been there to stop him? Very strange, and not exactly the most credible resolution to an 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents'.
Review of A Personal Matter
