Valerie

John Garth (Sterling Hayden) is tried for critically wounding his wife Valerie (Anita Ekberg) and murdering her parents (John Wengraf and Iphigenie Castiglioni.) His testimony is one of disappointment with Valerie, her unfaithfulness with Reverend Blake (Anthony Steel), and the continual nagging by her parents; a combination of events that drove him to violence. From her hospital bed, Valerie testifies of a nightmarish marriage, constant brutality, and an unreasonable suspicion of Reverend Blake, who befriended her in her misery.