Peter Ashbury is a young man who lives on Palm Beach, Sydney, with an expensive wife Mary and house he cannot afford. Their neighbours and close friends are Liz and Charles Barcher. He makes a £25,000 bet to murder Liz, the wife of the wealthy Charles. When the wife dies, blame attaches to Peter and then to his wife Mary.
Roger Climpson
as Peter Ashbury
June Thody
as Mary Ashbury
Nigel Lovell
as Charles Barcher
Benita Harvey
as Elizabeth Barcher
Ron Haddrick
as Gavin Cole
Tommy Dysart
as Sgt. Basset
Stewart Ginn
as Insp. Fowler
Betty Dyson
as Norah
