AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAST MONTHS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK, BY DAVID FREEMAN, A SCREENWRITER, WORKING WITH HITCHCOCK ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS LAST FILM. THE ENTIRE SCREENPLAY OF THIS FILM, "THE SHORT NIGHT," IS INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. HE ALSO RELATES HITCHCOCK"S DISCUSSIONS REGARDING HIS WORKING TECHNIQUES, THE ACTORS HE WORKED WITH, AND WITH THE PERSONAL TROUBLES PLAGUING HIM AT THE END OF HIS LIFE.