When a couple of swindlers hold young Alice Faulkner against her will in order to discover the whereabouts of letters which could spell scandal for the royal family, Sherlock Holmes is on the case....

小镇沉闷的空气令受过高等教育的Charlie（Teresa Wright）十分压抑，她渴望在外谋大事、自己喜爱和崇敬的Uncle Charlie（Joseph Cotten）能突然出现，为自己的生活注入一缕新风。Charlie欲发电报邀请舅舅来做客时，竟先收到他发来的要来的报文，惊喜之外，她对舅舅的爱又加深一层。　　Uncle Charlie的到来令Charlie及父母非常兴奋，但酷爱读书的妹妹无...