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77 Sunset Strip/The Fifth Stair
| The Fifth Stair | |
| Season 1, Episode 22 | |
| Airdate | March 6, 1959 |
| Teleplay by | Lowell Barrington |
| Story by | 'from the play by Frederick Knott |
| Directed by | Vincent Sherman |
| Produced by | Harry Tatelman |
| ← 1x21 In Memoriam |
1x23 → Pasadena Caper |
| 77 Sunset Strip — Season One | |
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The Fifth Stair is the twenty-second episode of the first season of 77 Sunset Strip.
Starring: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Stuart Bailey), Roger Smith (Jeff Spencer)
and Co-Starring: Edward Byrnes (Kookie)
Additional Cast: Richard Long (Tony Wendice)
and Patrick McVey (Homicide Lieut.), Joe Patridge (Detective), Richard Devon (The Killer), Jacqueline Beer (Suzanne), Betsy Duncan (Singer), Frankie Ortega Trio
and Julie Adams (Margo Wendice)
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Plot Overview
The husband of an old flame of Spencer's finds a love letter that Jeff wrote her while stationed in Korea. He plans to have a man kill her, but she winds up killing him in self-defense instead. The husband changes his plans, making it appear that the dead man was blackmailing his wife and that she and Jeff conspired to kill him.
