- he wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets, and a minor one at that, is Neeley's Department Store. There is labor unrest at the store, most of the employees' anger directed at Merrick, who they hang in effigy outside the store despite not kno…
- 小男孩哈尼在森林中漫步时,发现了他的父亲——哈利的尸体。不同于一般谋杀案,这次因为多人都自认为凶手而令案情更加扑朔迷离。亚伯特船长(埃德蒙•格温 Edmund Gwenn 饰)认为是他在打猎射击时误杀了哈利;村落里的老处女葛雷布礼小姐(麦尔翠德•耐维克 Mildred Natwick 饰)认为是因为她为了保住自己的名声而用一只鞋子打了哈利的头部而造…