a psychic predicts that a sultry young blonde will meet with tragedy on a train . a handsome young man murder his wife and then take refuge in a sleepy small town . a young boy witness the murder but keep it a secret . the blonde and the young man and and the boy all wind up in the same boarding house and share close quarter and and try to cover up their unsettling secret . plot turn and twist ensue and building to a shattering and unexpected climax . superior and low budget film noir and quietly but steadily grip the viewer with unusually subtle characterization and solid acting . amazingly adult for it time . the ravish mary beth hughes and the charismatic charles russell strike palpable erotic spark . and the relationship between russell and the young lad who witness his crime but hero worship him all the same have implicit homoerotic undertone that must have elude the napping censor . run a mere 52 minute and inner sanctum be easily sandwich into local tv station in the late 50 in 60 minute include commercial slot . it have long since disappear into obscurity and deserve a cable tv or vhs revival and restoral . the notion of do an update and r rat remake be tempt but should be avoid . this little known treasure be perfect just a it be .