Alfred Hitchcock: Captive Audience (1962)

„Ein Mord, wie er im Buche steht“, mit James Mason und Angie Dickinson, erzählt von einem angekündigten Mord. Ein Unbekannter schickt einem Verleger Tonbänder, auf denen er von einem Mord, den er begehen will, erzählt. Als der Verleger herausfindet, dass der Unbekannte einer seiner Krimiautoren ist, fragt er sich, ob der Autor ihm die Wahrheit oder nur die Geschichte von seinem neuesten Roman erzählt.
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Warren Barrow writes mystery novels under a pseudonymn. He sends his publisher a series of tape recordings that appear to detail either the plot of his next novel or the plan for a murder he will commit. Using his own name on the tapes, Warren describes how he renewed a friendship with a very attractive girl named Janet West. Janet, however, is married and wants someone to kill her wealthy husband. Blinded by passion, Warren agrees to commit murder. At the last minute, however, he gets cold feet and later, out of guilt, he decides to kill Janet. The tape ends, however. The publisher and writer Tom Keller, however, become convinced that Barrow is planning murder. The publisher calls the police while Keller heads for Janet's apartment. At the apartment, Keller discovers Janet dead and Warren holding the murder weapon. Warren is taken to the police station where he provides an ending to his novel and a complete confession, all on tape.