The Limping Man

Frank Prior arrives in London to visit his wartime girlfriend. The plane's landing is interrupted when a fellow passenger is shot by a sniper, jolting everyone aboard. The incident triggers a high-stakes investigation that hints at deeper conspiracies.

Scotland Yard inspectors Braddock and Cameron are assigned to the murder inquiry. They begin gathering the initial clues and setting up a framework to connect the plane death with possible forgery and smuggling links. The investigation expands beyond a single shooting.

Investigators discover the dead man is carrying forged documents addressed to Kendall Brown, along with a photograph that points toward Pauline French. The forged papers imply a broader scheme involving Brown and his associates. A new path of inquiry forms around identity and motive.

The investigative trail from the photograph directs them to Pauline French, an actress in London. The reveal raises questions about her past and her possible involvement in the network surrounding Kendall Brown. The detectives begin to collide with Frank’s own story about visiting a gal pal.

Frank Prior, a former soldier, travels to see his wartime girlfriend after six years apart. The moment they meet, they share a kiss, but Pauline admits she had urged him to delay his visit. The reunion is charged with tension and tangled motives.

An autographed picture of Helene Castle is found in Kendall Brown’s flat, linking him to a former marriage. Helene is identified as Brown’s ex-wife, hinting at personal stakes and possible blackmail behind the criminal web. The discovery broadens the cast of suspects.

Frank spends several hours with Pauline on her boat, sharing a moment away from the city’s investigation. The scene blends tentative trust with undercurrents of danger, hinting that Pauline might hold more secrets than she reveals. The calm is fragile as the case closes in.

Later, at a pub, a limping man seems to menace Pauline, unsettling her and sending a warning shiver through the night. Pauline flees the scene, suggesting a more intimate link between the threat and the people around her. The incident intensifies the sense of pursuit.

Pauline confesses Kendall Brown used her boat for smuggling and began blackmailing her with letters she wrote, which Helene Castle now possesses. The revelation widens the mystery to include coercion and past betrayals. The letters become a pivot around which the plot turns.

At the theatre, the limping man is revealed to be George, the stage manager. In a shocking turn, Kendall Brown suddenly appears alive, upending the belief that he was dead and escalating the confrontation. The live Brown drives the plot toward a dramatic confrontation.

The narrative clarifies that the plane’s victim was a man delivering documents to Brown, and Brown viewed his own death as a convenient cover. The revelation reframes the plane scene as a deliberate piece of a larger scheme. Connections among the players grow clearer.

A balcony fight pits Brown against Frank, culminating in a tumble that triggers a surreal moment where Frank finds himself back on the plane, believing it all has been a dream. Brown is later revealed to be Castle, the flight attendant, with Braddock and Cameron revealed as the pilots. Frank exits the plane and reunites with Pauline, closing the loop on their uneasy reunion.