Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Ordway is visited for marital advice by a young friend of his whom he had formerly helped to obtain a new trial on a murder charge, which resulted in his young friend's acquittal. Ordway advises against an immediate marriage because he finds out that his friend has obtained employment in a capacity almost identical to his previous position, wherein he became the patsy for the murder by poisoning of a rich businessman. Soon after his friend's visit, Ordway decides to investigate his friend's new employer by paying the man an unexpected visit, only to find out that less than an hour prior to his visit the new employer also was murdered by poisoning just as his friend's prior employer had been murdered. Not believing for a moment that his young friend is guilty of the second murder either, Ordway sets out to investigate every possible angle of the crime in hopes of uncovering the truth about the murder; and, thereby, he hopes, simultaneously removing suspicion from off of his friend.
A fast-paced mystery featuring a young Lloyd Bridges is enjoyable from start to finish. The characters lend itself to its charm and the twists and turns come abundantly. Warner Baxter is excellent as the smart Dr Ordway, the amateur detective who does better than the actual detectives, who, as per usual in such mysteries, are bumbling in the dark.
A fast-paced mystery featuring a young Lloyd Bridges is enjoyable from start to finish. The characters lend itself to its charm and the twists and turns come abundantly. Warner Baxter is excellent as the smart Dr Ordway, the amateur detective who does better than the actual detectives, who, as per usual in such mysteries, are bumbling in the dark.