 After a violent argument with her husband, a famous star is discovered by her ex-lover, Robert Tisdall (Derrick De Marney), drowned on a beach. Police arrive and arrest Tisdall on the testimony of witnesses who saw him with the body. He is accused of the murder. As he is about to go on trial, he escapes from the courthouse with the help of Erica Burgoyne (Nova Pilbeam), the resourceful daughter of the police constable (Percy Marmont). At first, Erica doesn t really believe Tisdall is innocent, but she s so attracted to the young man, she continues to help him elude capture while searching for the real killer, risking her life and her father s reputation. Their only lead is provided by Old Will (Edward Rigby), a china mender, who can identify the murderer, a man with a noticeably twitching eye.