 Miss Cartwright (Pamela Brown) is hired to be the new governess to young Pamela (Pauline Challenor). Cartwright immediately dismisses Pamela s beloved nanny, Mrs. Murphy (Elspeth March), and finds a punishment room for the child in the basement. Pamela s favorite toy is a stuffed tiger, which becomes the focus of Pamela s revenge against the dictatorial governess. Strange and ominous things begin to happen that can only be explained as psychic phenomena.