A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect.
希拉（丽塔·海华斯 Rita Hayworth 饰）是舞蹈团中的台柱，她的美貌俘获了太多男人的心，其中也包括舞蹈团的高管马丁（罗伯特·本奇利 Robert Benchley 饰）。虽然马丁已经有了家室，但这并不妨碍他展开对于希拉的火热追求，为了讨希拉的欢心，他买了一条名贵的手链想要送给她，哪知道此情此景却被妻子给逮了个正着。...
