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'Sue Ogilvie is a high-class call girl with more charm than brains. She stumbles onto an industrial espionage incident without even knowing it.

'Ryan becomes involved with one of the lesser criminals, who fearing for the girls' safety - hires him to trace Sue Ogilvie. Soon Ryan is acting for the girl herself. She has become the victim of a terror campaign and is bashed while in Ryan's care.

'Ryan uncovers the industrial espionage and finds himself in violent conflict with a large and supposedly reputable company.'

Source: Synopsis held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection (RMIT).

The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'SUE OGILVIE Early 20's. A charming dumb-blonde. Nature too friendly and trusting for her own safety. Has worked as a call girl but now regrets it.

'STEVE ROBERTS Thirtyish, heavy hornrimmed glasses, scholarly. A rather nervous man, who possesses a genuine concern for Sue's welfare.

'SHEILA A year or two older than Sue with similar physical attractions. An intelligent woman, but without Sue's attractively screwball personality.

'TONY MOSS 30. Julie's actor friend. A likeable but unreliable extrovert who doesn't hide his interest in Sue.

'FITCH 40. The brains behind the industrial espionage. An extremely ruthless and impatient man. Physically impressive with a sense of polished ruthlessness.

'TOPLEY 50. Slightly balding, too youthfully dressed. A servile man who understands well the requirements of his business (an escort service).

'IAN HAGERTY 30. Stockbroker. Good looking, conservative gentleman. Values his money and position.

'DETECTIVE CULLEN Late thirties. A tough policeman (Senior Sergeant) who doesn't hide his dislike for Private Detectives.

'DOCTOR THOMAS 40ish. Tends to over-dramatise his position and the patient's condition. But a good doctor.

'PHOTOGRAPHER Late 20's. Works in Fitch's office. A few lines.

'ALBERT 25. Almost completely bald with fringes of longish hair. An intelligent thug. Drives well, loses fights.

'GUARD Any age. A few lines.

'TERRY 20's. Thug. Must drive well. (Could be a stunt man)

'NURSE Young. No lines.

'BARTENDER 30's. A few lines.

'TWO MEN IN BAR Extras.

'KIOSK ATTENDANT Any age, few lines.'