The young doctor Guy Morgan, while taking a walk through the notorious Stovey Forest, slipped and fell into a ravine and discovered human bones there. It was at this time that Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell arrived in Lower Stovey to inspect a house for purchase. At first, Markby did not attach much importance to the incident with the doctor, but when a murder occurred in a local church, he suspected a connection between the two events. Fearing a new crime, he is ready to begin an investigation. Meredith, of course, won't stand aside either...