Aman(Young)comesroundafteracaraccident,andrealisesthataperfectcrimeisnowpossible:anymoviewiththisscenecan'tfail.Fromthishalfwaypoint,theanxiousmoodofthisrarenoirthrillerthickensfast.JaneGreerandSusanHaywardinturntemptYoung(aspinelesslouse)fromhisrichwife(Johnson).Weknowhe'swretched,butisheguiltyofmurder?