A man's wife is murdered after she refuses to grant a divorce, and the husband is suspected on strong circumstantial evidence (a Garve speciality).In the resulting trial he is sentenced to death (the death penalty is still in force at this time) but manages to escape, with the authorities in hot pursuit. He is hunted by the police on a remote island off the british coast, but has sterling assistance in the shape of his girl friend, who is being closely monitored by police.One of Garve's best - and that's saying something !