Jean Lane and her sister Frances are dining in a restaurant when Jean pulls out a pack of playing cards and decides to tell the fortune of a man who is sitting at the counter.
Twice in a row, even though she's thoroughly mixed the deck, the same cards come up--he will die within the next twenty four hours.
She approaches him, and finds out that he has amnesia. Well, she thinks he's cute, and she's naturally concerned besides, so she helps him out. She finds out that he has some keys on him, and she finds out that such keys are used only by detectives or criminals. He has some other items in his pocket, including a train route.
Through lots of detective work, her sister establishes that a prescription slip he had on him was for a very deadly poison, and that a bakery slip he had in his pocket was for a five pound birthday cake sent to a mental institution for the receipt of one John Crawford. She's seen a cigarette lighter that the man had which was marked "To J.C. from C.C." She concludes that the J.C stands for John Crawford.
Meanwhile he's been waiting for Jean to meet him in a park. While he's feeding a squirrel, he suddenly regains his memory. But when Jean meets him, he doesn't tell her that, he tells her that he remembers the name of a man he knew, a man who lived in one of the towns listed in his train route; Edward Nesbitt. But he doesn't tell her his name; William Everest.
Everest wants to take Jean to the town where Nesbitt lives. She tries to call her sister but doesn't get through to her. He hurries her up, tells her she can call again later. They leave.
Meanwhile, her sister Frances is getting very worried. She goes to the police while her boyfriend rounds up some witnesses she's discovered during the day.
It's looking as though Everest may be a very dangerous man. Is he? Or is he heading Jean and himself towards a meeting with some other very dangerous man? The police take action, but they're far away. Will the day be saved by Frances and her fiance? Watch this exciting film to find out.
Twice in a row, even though she's thoroughly mixed the deck, the same cards come up--he will die within the next twenty four hours.
She approaches him, and finds out that he has amnesia. Well, she thinks he's cute, and she's naturally concerned besides, so she helps him out. She finds out that he has some keys on him, and she finds out that such keys are used only by detectives or criminals. He has some other items in his pocket, including a train route.
Through lots of detective work, her sister establishes that a prescription slip he had on him was for a very deadly poison, and that a bakery slip he had in his pocket was for a five pound birthday cake sent to a mental institution for the receipt of one John Crawford. She's seen a cigarette lighter that the man had which was marked "To J.C. from C.C." She concludes that the J.C stands for John Crawford.
Meanwhile he's been waiting for Jean to meet him in a park. While he's feeding a squirrel, he suddenly regains his memory. But when Jean meets him, he doesn't tell her that, he tells her that he remembers the name of a man he knew, a man who lived in one of the towns listed in his train route; Edward Nesbitt. But he doesn't tell her his name; William Everest.
Everest wants to take Jean to the town where Nesbitt lives. She tries to call her sister but doesn't get through to her. He hurries her up, tells her she can call again later. They leave.
Meanwhile, her sister Frances is getting very worried. She goes to the police while her boyfriend rounds up some witnesses she's discovered during the day.
It's looking as though Everest may be a very dangerous man. Is he? Or is he heading Jean and himself towards a meeting with some other very dangerous man? The police take action, but they're far away. Will the day be saved by Frances and her fiance? Watch this exciting film to find out.