When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

A reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the “nice guy” image of a respected Congressman (Van Johnson) is all a facade and sets out to uncover the truth.

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred…