Lanyard tricks her into phoning Stephens so that there will be police reinforcements in the district surrounding the spies's headquarters. The Lone Wolf then go off in search for the German hideout, but discovers that Pamela is following them. Later, the Lone Wolf also makes contact with the Hart mansion, thus leading the police away from the mansion and to his own apartment. When Inspector Stephens visits the Hart mansion, he discovers a secret document sanctioning the Lone Wolf to work undercover for British Intelligence to disclose and catch a ring of spies in the country. The newspapers report that Sir Stafford has died in the air raid. The Lone Wolf is then let out in the street with instructions to inform Schugg when he has the plans. He also explains that the Germans intend to reveal the plans to Berlin through a radio broadcast from a radio transmitter at the hideout. Kent appears at the hideout and explains that he captured Harvey because he was too nosy. The Lone Wolf explains that he doesn't have the plans, but he can retrieve them in a few days. When the Lone Wolf is taken to the German agents’ hideout, he also discovers that the Germans hold Harvey prisoner.

In charge of the Germans is the undercover agent Gustave Sossel. He wants to buy the plans on behalf of the German agents in London. Schugg then stops the car and offers the Lone Wolf a deal. He escapes from custody, and happens to meets air raid warden Schugg outside, who gives him a ride, although not oblivious of his crime. Stephens doesn't find the plans though, and Jamison manages to get them back after the Lone Wolf is taken away.ĭuring interrogation of the Lone Wolf, he manages to grab a gun and take Sir Stafford hostage.

The Lone Wolf tries to hide the plans he has stolen, but Inspector Stephens soon arrives and arrests him for espionage. The man, air raid warden George Barrow, expresses his gratitude and grants Lone Wolf a favor.ĭuring the rest of the raid, the Lone Wolf and his valet hide out in the same air raid shelter as Pamela works in. The building closest to them begins to topple, and the Lone Wolf saves a man from being crushed by it. He is also known as the ”Lone Wolf”.Īn air raid hits London, and during the commotion that ensues, the Lone Wolf meets with his valet Jamison. The three men go to the Hart mansion and conclude that the ”L” must mean that notorious jewel thief Michael Lanyard is responsible for the theft. Two American Inspectors, Crane and Dickens, are visiting the Yard and are invited by the chief investigator on the case, Inspector J. Sir Stafford involves Scotland Yard in the investigation of the stolen plans.

The man drops a cufflink with the letter ”L” on it. Before Wells has any chance of stopping him, the man is off with the plan for the government's new secret weapon - the beam detector. Kent Wells happened to see Harvey go through his briefcase, and when he goes upstairs to the mansion's top floor, he sees someone opening Sir Stafford's safe in the library. He does not get far though, and is knocked out by air raid warden Anton Schugg and thrown into the back of the warden's ambulance. He looks through the briefcase that belongs to Sir Stafford's assistant, Kent Wells, before heading out in the night. He is about to leave the mansion to be with Pamela, who works at an air raid shelter, when he happens upon a briefcase in the foyer. Harvey is engaged to Sir Stafford's daughter, Pamela, and is visiting the Hart mansion. In the midst of World War II, Harvey Leeds, working as secretary for the highly reputed British criminologist Sir Stafford Hart in London, is lobbying for legislation ordering the immediate arrest of all foreign agents stationed in Britain.

Counter espionage movie 1942