James P. Cavanagh wrote the teleplay loosely based on the 1940 novel, Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate.

Michael Wilding, Angela Lansbury, and Yvonne De Carlo starred.

[1] Marina Arkwright is accused of poisoning her young son and is brought to trial.

After her husband's death, Marina turned the boy over to his grandparents in return for a financial settlement.

When the grandfather died and the boy was due to come into a sizable inheritance, Marina returned to her child.