The film offers a diverting, quirky mystery unfolding within a familiar, gloomy mansion during a severe storm. Playwright Prescott Ames, portrayed by John Miljan, and his companions find themselves needing refuge at the home of Dr. Kent (Henry Kolker) after experiencing a car mishap nearby. Upon arrival, they uncover an existing enigma concerning a past murder that appears to linger over the house. As the weather int…