"Somehow, we just don't see how it is with other folks till--something comes up."

When the wives of the sheriff and the witness are brought to the alleged crime scene, the wives are underestimated and belittled, but they have the knowledge and compassion that their husbands lack.

Hitchcock has a knack for improving the source material, but most of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes were directed by someone else. Robert Florey's season 7 episode was quite good, so I thought I'd also try the short story. Turns out both are equally good.