A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist pursue the truth.
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The people behind it
Jack Watling
Dennis Willows
Rona Anderson
Sallie Harbord
John Horsley
Peter Hastings
Russell Napier
Inspector Simmons
Kenneth Kent
Dr. Julian Cole
Mary Jones
Florence Cole
Alastair Hunter
Sgt. Thorpe
Joan Hickson
Miss Edinger
John Le Mesurier
Phinneas Tilliard
June Ashley
Madeline Tilliard
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