When the story begins, a young disabled boy claims that he saw a man kill another person. However, Steve Martin (George Nader) isn't convinced of the man's guilt and decides to investigate the case. Hopefully, he can exhonorate the guy who is now up on murder charges.
Steve decides to investigate under cover and arranges an 'accidental' meeting with the boy and his mother. Soon, sparks begin to fly and he and the lady (Cornell Borchers) start to fall in love. However, an interesting thing happens....the boy begins manipulating his mother because he doesn't like Steve and is jealous. And, soon it becomes obvious that the mother does quite a bit to sustain this sick relationship. Can Steve manage to fix this very broken family AND prove the man's innocence?
This is a fascinating and one of a kind film. Nader was great and it's sad when you consider that soon after this his career in Hollywood was cut short when he was outed by the press. He did go to Europe and made some cool spy films, but his American career was essentially over...despite being an excellent actor. As far as Ms. Borchers goes, I think she was only okay in the film...mostly because of her stong accent and only adequate acting. Still, overall, a highly entertaining and fascinating psychological portrait.