The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We meet John and Anne Darwin, a couple plagued by debt. Facing bankruptcy John decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife.

As Anne tries to get the insurance money, she discovers that without a body and a death certificate, the insurers won't pay out. Meanwhile, John applies for a passport to create a new identity and forces Anne to demand an inquest into his death.

John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia. He is reunited with his sons.

The truth finally emerges when Anne and John are interviewed by the police and face a mountain of evidence against them. As the case goes to trial, Anne's lawyer tries for a defense of not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.