A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving her innocence.

A woman takes the blame for a murder accidentally committed by her half-sister

'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans.' (British Film Catalogue)

John Wynn returns to his family after serving time in prison for a crime they believed he didn't commit, or perhaps for an action they had largely moved past. His return creates a "thread" of tension that threatens to unravel the lives his wife, Amelia, and their children have built in his absence. The film focuses on the emotional and societal adjustments required to reintegrate a disgraced family member into a respectable British household.