Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) investigates a fatal plane crash that was rigged to hide the fact that someone working for defense contractor Steven Colton (Fritz Weaver) has been shipping defective equipment to Vietnam. Time is of the essence in rooting out the villain, inasmuch as the lives of thousands of a American soldiers are at stake. But Erskine's boss Arthur Ward (Philip Abbott) has a more personal stake in the matter: Steven Colton's wife Elyse (Diane Baker) is an old friend of his. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide