The Stateless Man

Slavik is the stateless man of the title. An illegal immigrant framed for murder.

The landlady of a seedy boarding house saw Slavik leaning over his girlfriend's dead body.

When Slavik is caught by the police, he pleads his innocence. He claims that he was lured to his girlfriend's room by an anonymous phone call.

The police check Slavik's story out, especially about the hidden money in the floorboards. Money that he and his girlfriend were saving up.

A diverting tale about how immigrants can easily be scapegoated but it is no great shakes. Especially when it becomes clear that the landlady has recently bought an expensive fur coat and the police ask questions about her son.