Grim crime drama from the U.K. follows Tommy Swann (John McCallum), a convicted felon who escapes from incarceration and returns home to London's working-class East End. He seeks shelter from the police with former girlfriend Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers), now a housewife and stepmother. Rose agrees to help Tommy... and soon finds her mundane life dangerously upended. Edward Chapman, Susan Shaw, Patricia Plunkett co-star.