Escaped prisoners, forced to wait overnight in a deserted barn, recall the incidents that put them behind bars. Drama based on Rupert Croft-Brooke's novel, starring Peter Sallis, Terence Longdon, Harry Fowler and Jennifer Jayne.

A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in attempt to free their boss. They hide out. As the authorities close in they threaten to torch the barn the escapee and his men are hiding in -- with their hostage inside.