1940. London is at war.
When World War II breaks out, the young policeman John Hawke enlists in the army.
His dreams of fighting for his country, however, are cut short after he loses an eye in rifle training. Invalided out of the army and offered a desk job with the police, John sets up as a private investigator in London instead, hoping for excitement and danger.
In the autumn of 1940, John i...