Inadmissible Evidence

Inadmissible Evidence

Year: 1968

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Anthony Page

Drama

A lawyer finds his personal world unraveling as secrets about his wife, other women, and his own life surface. The film tracks his increasingly painful descent, showing how the strain between his private affairs and professional duties pushes him toward a breaking point, leaving him isolated from everyone he once trusted.

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Timeline – Inadmissible Evidence (1968)

Trace every key event in Inadmissible Evidence (1968) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Shirley quits and leaves

Shirley, Maitland's secretary and lover, walks out of her job and out of his life. Her sudden departure exposes his vulnerability and his inability to keep people close. The loss marks the first fracture in his fragile world.

morning London office
2

Hudson quits for a rival firm

Hudson, the chief clerk, reveals he is leaving to join a rival firm. Maitland is suddenly left with only the trainee Jones, who openly scorns him. The shake-up heightens his sense of professional insecurity.

late morning London office
3

Mrs Gamsey leaves in tears

Mrs Gamsey, a client, escapes the office in tears, signaling that Maitland's defence may fall apart. The exit undermines the trust clients place in him. Her departure foreshadows a day of escalating abandonment around him.

late morning Office
4

Dinner party disaster

At a dinner party, Maitland drinks too much and insults her best friends. The social misstep exposes his social ineptitude and his inability to maintain relationships. The evening deepens the sense of isolation closing in on him.

evening Maitland's home
5

Anna strikes him; he leaves home

Maitland's wife Anna strikes him, and he storms out of the marital home. The domestic violence intensifies the sense that he cannot sustain a meaningful life or marriage. He begins to lose the last anchors in his life.

evening Marital home
6

Liz takes him in

Liz, Maitland's mistress, takes him in for the night, but his presence again provokes insults. The relationship frays quickly under his cold behavior. He leaves her to look for shelter elsewhere.

night Liz's place
7

Maitland sleeps in his office

After the volatile night with Liz, he departs and ends up sleeping in his office. The lack of a stable home intensifies his isolation. He is utterly alone as his world continues to collapse.

late night Office
8

Mrs Anderson's court hearing

Mrs Anderson, a client and former lover, has a court hearing in which Maitland's feeble defence is likely to fail. His professional competence is under scrutiny as pressure mounts. The outcome seems doomed and independence over his career slips away.

morning Court
9

Mr Maples walks out

Mr Maples, a new client, is distressed by Maitland's apparent lack of interest in his case and walks out in tears. The day reveals a pattern of disengagement and neglect in Maitland's practice. This reinforces the sense that people around him cannot rely on him.

afternoon Office
10

Jane visits and insults him

Maitland's daughter Jane drops in at his request, only to leave after a tirade of insults. The encounter underscores how his personal relationships are breaking apart. He cannot connect or accept criticism without hostility.

afternoon Home/Office
11

Receptionist Joy rejects him

Receptionist Joy, with whom Maitland has just started an affair, coldly rejects him and leaves. The rejection compounds his sense of being unwanted and disposable. The day further isolates him from those around him.

afternoon Office
12

Liz returns seeking reconciliation

Liz appears, hoping for reconciliation, but Maitland brutally rejects her and she leaves. The encounter confirms that no meaningful relationship remains for him. He remains emotionally isolated and distrusted by those who once cared for him.

afternoon/evening Office
13

Interior monologues reveal his fears

Interior monologues and imagined scenes punctuate his day, revealing fears of malpractice, arrest, trial, death, and cremation. The thoughts reinforce the sense that he is being consumed by his own worst possibilities. They heighten the perception that he cannot escape judgment.

throughout the day In his mind
14

He is utterly alone

Haunted by rejection and his own inadequacies, he experiences profound loneliness as everyone around him distances themselves. The film depicts a man whose social world has collapsed, leaving him isolated. The loneliness colors every moment of his remaining hours.

night Various locations in London
15

Window-smash and street gaze

In a moment of despair, he smashes a window and looks down at the busy street below. The act crystallizes his complete disconnection from life and signals the end of any remaining hope for him. The city around him continues as his inner ruin becomes visible.

night Office window

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