A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an honest girl, eventually driving them both to ruin

演员保罗·奥尔曼偶然得知，他订做的燕尾服受到过诅咒，但凡是穿过它的人都会碰上厄运。在接下来连续发生的四个关于燕尾服和它的主人们的故事中，所谓的“厄运”似乎往往将事物真实的一面向人们揭示开。