The Innocent Sleep (1998)

Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge across the River Thames the story follows Alan a man from Northern England who is homeless after the loss of his wife and job One night while sleeping in a deserted building Alan witnesses the murder of a highprofile businessman He attempts to leave the scene unnoticed but the killers realize that someone has seen them commit the crime He goes to the police only to discover that one of the killers is leading the case To stay alive Alan recruits the help of Billie Hayman an American journalist to cover his story