MURDER...enacted before the eyes of a little girl. She alone has the proof the police are searching for.
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
wales
murder
unfaithful girlfriend
witness to murder
tomboy
merchant marine
maritime law
crime of passion
murder weapon
police superintendent
cardiff
adult child friendship
lying witness
rescue at sea
jumping into water
foreign visitor
police manhunt
fugitive murderer
young girl
girl with a gun
gun death
uncontrollable anger
man shoots girlfriend
south wales
polish sailor