Alan Burmister leaves Devon on a secret gun-running expedition immediately after his engagement to Mary Perrin is announced; he returns at Christmas to find himself accused of the murder of Ivor Connel, a moneylender. Mary's father had always hoped that his daughter would marry John Worrall, a rising barrister. Worrall is briefed for the defence, but when he loses the case and Alan is condemned to penal servitude for life, no one but the judge realises that he has not made use of the best piece of defence evidence...
as Mary Perrin
as Alan Burmister
as John Worrall
as Judge Croyle
as Michael Worrall
as Mr. Perrin
as Betty
as Inspector Hammond
as Insp. Cutts
as Brough
as Constable Brown
as Constable Hervey
as Ivor Connell
as Foreman of the Jury
