Its 1944 and the war is in full swing, with Hitler using V-bombs in his last ditch attempt to terrorise Britain. The staff at a small hospital are at a dance after a local postman died in their operating theatre. The theatre sister (Judy Campbell), interrupts proceedings to tell everyone that it was far from an accident and she has proof it was murder. Then she too meets a grizzly end, and its time to bring in Police Inspector Cockrill (Alastair Sim). A most unconventional man, with unconventional methods of solving cases. He thinks one of five people in the surgery must be responsible. Could it be Mr. Eden (Leo Genn), Nurse Linley (Sally Gray), Dr. Barney Barnes (Trevor Howard) or Nurse Sanson (Rosamund John). Each has a motive, but which did the deed. All this is played out whilst awaiting the next doodlebug to land.A wonderful detective story, with a great performance by Alistair Sim at the centre of it, voicing his concerns and unveiling the story for us. This is a most interesting of detectives, one who can barely contain his joy at being in the middle of a murder mystery, and his enthusiasm is infectious.
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