A young professional woman reports that she has found a dead body outside of a warehouse. When the police arrive, the body is gone. She loses credibility with her employer as she continues to press the issue.
On opening night, an actress, playing the part of Shakespeare's Juliet, reminisces about her tragic dalliance with a Berlin activist and his terrorist political group.
A district attorney aspiring to be a U.S. Senator is blackmailed by a man who threatens to reveal a terrible family secret that will derail his political career.
A pair of race horse owners try to pull off a swindle by substituting ringers for their horses. Naturally, they end up in a big mess.
A cheating husband encounters a fortune teller during one of his extra-marital affairs. She shows him his death. Meanwhile, his wife has nightmares of his murder and sets out to find the guy who is going to do it so she can convince him not to.
A down-on-his luck journalist working at a disreputable community paper tries to work his way back to the top by getting to the bottom of the murder of one of the town's unsavory denizens.
A down on his luck music teacher turns to murder to solve his financial woes.
A young couple purchase an old camera and a bundle of letters from an estate sale. The pictures they find in the camera and the clues provided in the old letters set them on a treasure hunt and a mystery involving one of the wife's long-lost relatives.
An old circus performer shows up on the doorstep of a young couple who have just purchased an old house. They allow him to stay with them off and on while the circus is in town. He carries with him a secret about their house and himself.
A pair of twin sisters, one popular with men and one not, vie for the affections of a doctor. Complications ensue after an Indian servant persuades the shy sister to pose as her more well-liked counterpart.