An ageing, disabled ventriloquist, living alone in his tiny flat, doesn't take kindly to well-meaning visitors. One day, Mike, a rather mysterious young man, arrives.
Corrupt builder Ballard is approached by Bernie Fermor, a young computer engineer with a roll of names from Ballard's business which he intends to blackmail him with. Ballard plays it cool and then has the engineer followed,he wants the Mr Big behind the demand, but the engineer is found dead.
Its 1944 and the pilot of a distressed Lancaster Bomber is preparing to ditch into the sea when he suddenly realizes that there maybe two possible outcomes to what he decides to do next.