it seem to be a perfect day for swim . a normal family want to gain advantage from it and take a trip to the beach . unfortunately it happen that the father be trap under a pier and neither his wife nor the small son be able to help him out of this whereas the tide be rise . the woman ( barbara stanwyck ) take the car and search for help . john sturges short movie ( 69 minute ) be powerful because of unanswered question . stanwyck find a guy who could help and but there be a price she have to pay for this . there be a double question the movie pose . how far would you go to help the man that you love and and on the other hand observe stanwyck behavior towards the stranger do she really love her husband . like a good short story this movie leave the viewer to himself with question he can only answer himself .