Young and Innocent

A man on the run from a murder charge enlists the help of a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause. After a violent argument with her husband, a famous actress is discovered by her ex-lover, Robert Tisdall, drowned on a beach. Police arrive and arrest Tisdall on the testimony of witnesses who saw him with the body. He is accused of the murder. As he is about to go on trial, he escapes from the courthouse with help from Erica Burgoyne, the resourceful daughter of a Police Constable. At first, Erica doesn't really believe that Tisdall is innocent, but she's so attracted to the young man that she continues to help him elude capture while searching for the real killer, risking her life and her father's reputation. Their only lead is provided by Old Will, a china mender who can identify the murderer--a man with noticeably twitching eyes. —alfiehitchie The heroine is the Chief Constable's daughter. A Chief Constable is the most senior police officer of every territorial police force in the U.K. except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police; the heads of these two forces are known as Commissioners. —vaggmk-1 The dead body of actress Christine Clay washes ashore a British beach. Based on incriminating testimony and circumstantial evidence, struggling screenwriter Robert Tisdall, who was a casual acquaintance of Christine's, is charged with her murder, he who was the first person to discover the body. Just as he is about to enter court for the first time, Robert, who knows he is innocent and senses that his incompetent court-appointed barrister will not save him, is able to escape. Along the way, he enlists the help of feisty Erica Burgoyne, the daughter of the Chief Constable. The two earlier met in the police station, she is fully aware of who he is. Erica's assistance is reluctant at first, but ends up being cooperative as she does end up believing his story. That help is initially only to elude capture, but then also to find out who really did kill Christine so that Robert can clear his name. That help is also at the risk of Erica and the Burgoynes' good name, especially seeing as to her father's role and her long friendship with his colleagues. As the two of them progress with trying to find the evidence to clear his name, primarily regarding a raincoat which was stolen from his car, Erica has more reason to help Robert. If they are able to discover the truth, they will find that Robert being incriminated for the murder is no accident. —Huggo A young man, Robert Tisdall, stumbles across a dead woman on the beach. His hurrying to get help is mistaken for him running away from a crime scene, which makes him the prime suspect. The woman was known to him, and in her will he comes into a tidy sum of money. Further damning is the fact that his raincoat is missing and she was strangled with what appears to be a raincoat belt. He is arrested but escapes, determined to prove his innocence. He is aided in his efforts by an unlikely source: the daughter of the Chief Constable. —grantss