Thelma Ritter was an amazing supporting actress...so much so that she was nominated six times for the Oscar! Although she never won, she always made every film better with her wonderful acting. While not as famous, Mary Wickes was also marvelous. When I saw either in a film, I was guaranteed to enjoy it. However, this is not true in "The Baby Sitter", an episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" that really disappointed.
The episode begins after Mrs. Nash was murdered. Lottie (Ritter) definitely did not like the woman and now that the police are investigating her murder, Lottie is enjoying all the attention she's receiving...because apparently she is the last known person to have seen her as she was babysitting Nash's son. Unlike Mrs. Nash, Lottie really likes Mr. Nash....her ex-husband. She feels sorry for him and she entertains ideas, crazy ideas, that now he might be interested in her! Well, it turns out that he is...just not the way she hoped.
The episode gives Ritter a great chance to act...her acting was NOT a problem here. The problem was the script. The surprise twist you expected at the end came as no surprise and it just seemed like a very lazy episode...lazy as well as disappointing.