Traumatized by a fatal incident while on the job, a detective finds himself spending his retirement days in peace and conversing with a female friend of his. An old friend of his hires him to follow his wife whom he feels is doing things behind her back that he doesn't know about. But things take a turn for the bizarre when he falls for her...or so he thinks. San Francisco police detective Scottie Fergusson develops a fear of heights and is forced to retire when a colleague falls to his death during a chase. An old college friend (Gavin Elster) hires Scottie to watch his wife Madeleine who has become obsessed with the past. Scottie follows her around San Francisco and is drawn into a complex plot.

release year: 1958

star(s): Alfred Hitchcock