Police inspector George Gideon experiences an eventful day's work. He learns one of his detectives has accepted bribes, goes on the trail of a murderous maniac, tracks a woman suspected of payroll robbery, helps foil a bank heist and gets off on the wrong foot with an eager young constable. John Ford's drama, starring Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Anna Lee and Anna Massey.

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.