Mark Garron (David Niven) is an ace defence lawyer who has been arrested for the murder of a blonde woman. The body of the woman is not found.
Garron denies murder, claims he has never met the dead woman. At court he tells the jury that the evidence is circumstantial.
His wife is concerned and the junior partner of his firm wants to represent him. Garron ploughs on with his defence.
The jury delivers a guilty verdict and he now faces the death penalty.
Only for Garron to later claim that this was a stunt to show that a man can be convicted by entirely circumstantial evidence. Just like an actual client of his with similar circumstantial evidence.
Garron is confident that his wife will arrive with all the evidence he used to set this apparent 'murder' up. Only she never turns up. Garron could be going to the gallows.
It never becomes clear if Garron really wanted to clear a client found guilty. Or that he suspected his wife of having an affair. It looked like a reckless gambit.
Garron denies murder, claims he has never met the dead woman. At court he tells the jury that the evidence is circumstantial.
His wife is concerned and the junior partner of his firm wants to represent him. Garron ploughs on with his defence.
The jury delivers a guilty verdict and he now faces the death penalty.
Only for Garron to later claim that this was a stunt to show that a man can be convicted by entirely circumstantial evidence. Just like an actual client of his with similar circumstantial evidence.
Garron is confident that his wife will arrive with all the evidence he used to set this apparent 'murder' up. Only she never turns up. Garron could be going to the gallows.
It never becomes clear if Garron really wanted to clear a client found guilty. Or that he suspected his wife of having an affair. It looked like a reckless gambit.
