Udbryderkongen Carl August Lorentzen var i juleugen 1949 på flugt efter at have gravet sig ud af Horsens Tugthus. Tv-filmen følger den legendariske flugt minut for minut.
During Christmas week in 1949, escape artist Carl August Lorentzen was on the run after digging his way out of Horsens Prison. The TV movie follows the legendary escape minute by minute.