 "Solange Vauthier (Ann Todd) is the wife of a deaf, dumb and blind author (Kieron Moore) who is accused of murder. Lawyer Maitre Deliot (Michael Redgrave)takes on the defence of the accused man after more brilliant lawyers (John Breslin, Evelyn Roberts)have rejected the case as hopeless". Madame Vauthier (Jane Henderson) asks lawyer Deliot (Michael Redgrave) to defend her son Jacques (Kieron Moore)who is held for murder. Deliot visits Jacques in jail, finds him distrustful and violent but believes he is innocent and decides to take the case. Then a Story review in the past of the happenings. The murdered man was John Bell (Phil Brown) who had flirting with Jacques wife Solange (Todd), while traveling to France. Solange testifies that Bell made advances to her, taking advantage of Jacques affliction. She confesses at court that she went to his cabin to kill him. Solange (Ann Todd) says she found John Bell already dead by violence and fled. Later Jacques was found standing near body with blood on his hands. When Solange speaks to Jacques in court, he touches her green Scarf and goes berserk.