Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the attention she craves. She eventually finds herself a victim of blackmail and becomes involved in his murder. When another woman is accused of the crime, she begs her husband to defend her.林北却没有理会船家的话，而是盯着这口箱子看了看：「张集的尸体会在里面么？如果真在里面的话，那国王组织这一次也未免太老实了，居然主动送还了尸体。」