Ein Kaff namens Littleshore in der Nhe Londons. Eine junge Frau, tot – mit einem Schal erdrosselt. Inspektor Harry Yates übernimmt den Fall. Wer ist die Tote Gutsbesitzer Alistair Goodman erkennt sie bald. Es handelt sich um Faye Collins, die Schwester des gehbehinderten Musikers Edward Collins. Marian Hastings, die Verlobte des reichen Goodmans, hat Faye Collins am Abend vor...
The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named The Hexer is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that The Hexer will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, soon bodies start piling up, and it looks as if The Hexer may get away yet again