Fragment of Fear

One-time heroin addict Tim Brett (David Hemmings) has kicked the habit with help from his rich-widow aunt; having written a best-selling autobiography that has made him famous, he is taking a vacation in Italy with his aunt prior to getting married to his girlfriend Juliet Bristow (Gayle Hunnicutt). When the aunt is abruptly murdered, the Italian Police are baffled and ascribe the killing to a casual thief; but Tim, returning to England, begins to pick up on strange clues which suggest a conspiracy. When his flat is broken into, he is harassed, rather than helped, by police officers who turn out not to be genuine, then followed by a mysterious gentleman who claims to represent British Intelligence. Was Tim's aunt part of an elaborate criminal conspiracy? Are the spies who claim to need Tim's help any more genuine than those bogus cops? Tim begins to wonder if he is losing his mind.