本片由安德鲁·L·斯通  执导,邀请演员约瑟夫·科顿  简·皮特斯  加里·梅里尔  凯萨琳·麦克劳德  出演的恐怖片类型电影，讲述Whitney Cameronn (Cotten), a man with a strong affection for his sister-in-law (Peters). When one of her stepchildren dies, it's revealed that the child was poisoned to death. Whitney suspects his sister-in-law committed the murder and is afraid that her other son may be in danger. The film climaxes during an ocean voyage aboard a cruise ship.