Jungle Street

A double-decker bus bound for Harlesden passes through London and stops at Shepherd's Bush, where an elderly man disembarks. In an alley he is mugged by a young man, setting off the crime-driven thread of the story. The brutal act establishes the social backdrop and moral stakes early on.

Inside the Adam and Eve Club, Terry Collins asks to see owner Jacko Fielding, who is with his main girl, Sue. Terry's request signals his criminal intent and his fixation on Sue, heightening the tension around club power dynamics. The encounter establishes the central power dynamic and love/crime tension.

Julie the hatcheck girl brings in the evening's takings, and Terry eyes them greedily. The scene highlights Terry's petty criminal mindset and foreshadows his willingness to steal. The money becomes a motive that threads through the rest of the plot.

Terry watches Sue strip for a crowd of older men, then lights a cigarette at the bar. His obsession with Sue grows, but he can't pursue her openly because Jacko wields wealth and power. The clash of desire and danger frames Terry's escalating risk-taking.

At Terry's working-class home, he bickers with his parents over breakfast, belittling his father and his beer drinking. The morning Daily Express proclaims that he killed his bus-victim, intensifying the social and legal pressure. His mother hopes the authorities will hang the murderer.

Two detectives interview Joe at the police station, learning he spent the night with Dimples, a dancer from the club. The police grow convinced the murder is connected to the Adam and Eve Club and begin asking about all the men there. The investigation widens to include club regulars and their alibis.

Johnny Calvert appears at Terry's mother's house looking for Terry, but Terry is not home. She invites him in, and the police spot Johnny due to his prison history, adding another personal thread to the case. The encounter deepens the network of relationships surrounding Terry.

Joe confronts Terry in the club and hints that he knows Terry is the murderer. Terry responds with a punch, heightening the tension between them. The confrontation raises the stakes as suspicions grow.

The girls perform while Terry remains in a foul mood. A bouncer knocks someone unconscious and Sue tends to him backstage. After stealing a kiss, Terry is ejected from the club, marking a personal and professional low point.

At the Star Garage where Terry works, the police wait inside while Johnny sits in a cafe being interviewed by Sergeant Philip about an Austin A40. The paper later notes plans for widespread fingerprinting in the district. The mounting police scrutiny tightens the net around both men.

Terry finds Johnny in a rented room above a tailor's shop and apologises for spending Johnny's share of the robbery, proposing they rob the Adam and Eve Club. He tells Johnny that Sue—Johnny's old girlfriend—is working there as a stripper, having been forced into stripping when Johnny was in prison. The conversation rekindles their partnership with high personal stakes.

They go to the club together, and Jacko invites Terry into the back office. Johnny walks backstage and finds Sue in her dressing room and slaps her, though she insists she has remained true to him and they kiss. Jacko continues interviewing a new girl while Terry eyes the safe, and Terry and Johnny reconnect at the bar.

Johnny leaves; Joe threatens to blackmail Terry, who is surprised to hear he’ll be asked for £50 instead of £10. The shift in demands heightens distrust and the risk of the plan falling apart. The men weigh loyalty against the lure of money.

Sue visits Johnny in his room and asks him to take her away as she lies on the bed. The tension between love, loyalty, and danger folds deeper into their relationship. The moment underscores the personal costs of the criminals' schemes.

The police begin door-to-door fingerprinting as the plan to access the club office culminates in blowing the safe. Terry double-crosses Johnny by knocking him unconscious and escaping with the money just as the caretaker triggers the alarm. The operation collapses into a rapid police response and a fracture in their alliance.

Johnny informs the police that Terry is his accomplice, triggering the pursuit. Terry rushes to Johnny's flat, abducts Sue at gunpoint, and takes her and Mr. Rose hostage in a tense standoff. The police storm in, Terry fatally shoots Mr. Rose in front of Sue, and is dragged away screaming as Rose dies in Sue's arms.