 Bruce Richmond marries Laura (Jessica Walter), daughter of wealthy Adelaide Snow. Laura must wait another year for her inheritance, so Bruce forges a $1,200 check of Adelaide s. When Adelaide finds out, Bruce locks her in her home financial vault, and tells Laura that her mother went to Connecticut. Laura wonders who is taking care of Adelaide s cats, then discovers the forged check Bruce is hiding. She hops in her car to head home, but Bruce spots her, and comes along. Thanks to the cats, Laura finds Adelaide, who is still alive.