When Mary Maloney's husband comes home in time for dinner, he consistently ignores her and eventually admits that he's leaving her for someone else. She grabs up a leg of lamb from the freezer and bashes him on the back of his head. He's dead, and this will be investigated... can she prevent the police from discovering the truth? Being a great fan of the original short story, I had hoped for a better adaptation. Don't get me wrong, it's well-produced. It's simply not done in very fitting manner. The husband arrives too soon and with too little build-up towards it. Bel Geddes does a phenomenal job as the wife(the acting in general is quite good), but this doesn't put us in her head as it ought to. She comes off as less brilliant and downright needy("if I can't have him, no one can") and the murder comes off as a crime of passion driven by jealousy. Such a dichotomy when it should strongly resonate as the rebellion by someone who's given everything she could to please another human being, only to be discarded for that very effort and gusto. This attempts to stir up suspense and tension, when the plot neither calls for it nor supports it. Though it does fine at that(you can tell Hitchcock directed this), it doesn't gel. This is filmed and edited well. Dialog is slightly repetitious(saying the exact same sentence without varying it any is used for emphasis, in place of, well, something creative, or relying on performances), and otherwise it's quality work(if not holding any memorable lines, other than the absolute killer it ends on, which is from the literary version). Perhaps Dahl shouldn't have done the teleplay? Being an impressive author doesn't mean you can write for TV. This is disturbing throughout. I recommend this to those who can't be bothered to track down and read the dozen or so pages of the proper form of this tale. 7/10