Assault

A tense thriller that begins with a brutal rape and ends with a heroic ruse. Lesley Anne Down makes her film debut as the schoolgirl struck dumb by a vicious attack. Powerless to help the investigating detective (Frank Finlay), she struggles towards recovery as the rapist turns killer and terrorises the girls' school. Suspects include the doctor on the case (James Laurenson), the local newspaper reporter (Freddie Jones) and the headmistress's husband (Tony Beckley). But the rapist's identity remains a mystery until art mistress Suzy Kendall persuades the police to let her play a deadly decoy game with the killer...