The widow of a heroic officer is assaulted by an unrevealed comrade in arms and an investigation takes place to determine his identity.
A second lieutenant by the name of Edward Millington is accused of the assault by Mrs Hasseltine, the victim and, at first, everyone is prejudiced against him.
But as events begin to unfold, Drake realizes that Millington is in fact not guilty, and slowly manages to convince everyone else as well.
[2] After 16 previews, it opened on 12 October 1970 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 144 performances.
[3] In 1975, Robert Enders adapted the play for Conduct Unbecoming, a British Lion Film Corporation feature film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Michael York, Stacy Keach, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, Richard Attenborough, and Trevor Howard.