They Made Me a Fugitive

Clem Morgan, demobilised from the Royal Air Force and unemployed, begins helping transport black market goods in coffins to Narcy's funeral parlour HQ. He initially sees the smuggling as harmless, even as it drags him into Narcy's criminal world.

During a coffin transport, Clem discovers drugs hidden in the latest coffin. He tells his girlfriend Ellie that he will quit after one last job, planning to loot a warehouse that night. The warning signals the impending end of his criminal involvement.

Narcy betrays Clem by triggering a burglar alarm while Clem is inside. Clem manages to rejoin the car with Narcy and Soapy, but Narcy orders Soapy to run down a policeman. Clem grabs the wheel in a desperate attempt to stop them, and the car crashes into a lamppost, leaving him unconscious.

Inspector Rockliffe and other officers arrive at the crash site. A police officer is dead and Clem is badly injured or unconscious in the wreck. Narcy and Soapy flee the scene, leaving Clem to face the consequences of the death.

Clem is convicted of manslaughter for the police officer's death and is sentenced to fifteen years in HM Prison Dartmoor. The brutal turn of events marks a long descent into the prison system.

Sally Connor visits Clem in prison and explains that Narcy is now with Ellie. She claims Clem was framed and suggests persuading Soapy to testify, but Clem tells her to go away, closing off that line of help.

Back in London, Sally tells Cora that she has seen Clem, prompting Narcy to discover the breach. Narcy brutalises Sally in retaliation, showing his willingness to silence anyone who might expose him.

Clem escapes from prison and seeks shelter at a remote farmhouse. Mrs. Fenshaw provokes him by urging him to shoot her husband; Clem refuses. The gun is left with Clem’s fingerprints, and Mrs. Fenshaw uses it to shoot Mr. Fenshaw, making Clem wanted for his murder.

Clem returns to London and stays with Sally, but Narcy and his gang capture Sally and hold Cora. Soapy is cornered in a rundown hotel room and is killed when Jim is sent to execute him.

Inspector Rockliffe uses Clem as bait to flush Narcy out. Clem enters Narcy's Valhalla funeral parlour and fights Narcy on the roof; Narcy falls and dies. The scene leaves the truth of the policeman's death disputed.

As Narcy dies, he repeats that Clem killed the policeman, a claim that the others contest. Rockliffe vows to pursue all facts and hints that fresh evidence could still change Clem's fate, offering a glimmer of hope.

Officers escort Jim, Bert and Clem to police cars, and the future looks uncertain for Clem. Rockliffe's line about possible Home Office intervention hints that Clem might still receive a chance to clear his name if new evidence emerges.