在大萧条期间，一位富有的银行家扔掉了妻子昂贵的皮大衣；它落在了速记员的头上，导致每个人都认为她是他的情妇，可以得到他的数百万美元。

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.