Exquisitely beautiful and thoroughly vile, Jean is a scheming murderer, who gets away with multiple murders because she is so lovely, innocent looking, and a skilled liar. But lawyer Jack Glover has her pegged, and does his best to protect Jean's latest target, an unbelievably naive and debt-ridden working girl, who unexpectedly inherits the fortune that Jean had planned on acquiring. In spite of the tense nature of the plot, it is told in quite a humorous manner with a cast of fascinating characters.