When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.
John North
Carol North
Susan Wilding
Mr. Clayton
Jerves Wilding
Inspector Waterson
Miss Marchmont
the waitress
the first workman
the second workman
Publican
Wilding's maid
Mrs. Wilding senior
Sergeant Sanger
Constable Cowley
a passenger
the ticket inspector
elderly gentleman
the soldier in Paddington café
Mr. Saunders
the girl with the soldier
