Diana Dors stars in this 1950s British drama based on the novel by Joan Henry. Mary Hilton (Dors) is a condemned murderess about to face the hangman's noose. As she awaits the sentence, she relives the series of events that brought her to this situation. Abused by men all her life, she thinks she's finally met the right man, only to discover that he too has been taking advantage of her. Finally reaching breaking point, she exacts deadly revenge on her husband's mistress.