Bedridden Leona Stevenson is waiting for her husband to return home one night when she picks up the phone and accidentally overhears a conversation premeditating a murder. Intent on stopping the crime, Leona tries to figure out who the victim of the heinous crime is before it is too late.

The cast includes: Burt Lancaster, Barbara Stanwyck, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed Begley, and Leif Erickson.

Directed by: Anatole Litvak.