Joe Eykner (Douglas Fowley), an opportunistic newspaper reporter, persuades wealthy, Santa Monica widow Linda Vale (Maris Wrixon), to marry him. He and his girlfriend, Belle Martin (Anne Gwynne (I)', are planning on Linda soon dying from her heart ailment. But, renewed by love, Linda's condition is rapidly improving, which prompts her impatient husband to scheme the "perfect" murder, but police homicide-detective, Max Anderson (Paul Kelly), is asking a lot of questions.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

An unscrupulous reporter marries a rich socialite he believes is dying of a heart condition, in order to inherit her money when she finally dies. Her health soon begins to improve, and instead of dying, she actually gets better. The reporter and his lover, the girlfriend of an imprisoned mob boss, hatch a scheme to get rid of the woman for good.—[email protected]