Injured and on the run, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) confesses the sordid details of his life to a priest, which includes the death of a man he'd turned over to the police. Compelled to visit the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright), Vanner fell hard for her, only to have his past catch up to him. Directed by one of Hollywood's best, John Sturges (The Great Escape).