Jeff Cohalan, a successful architect, is tormented because his fiancée, Vivian Sheppard, was killed in a mysterious car accident on the night before their wedding. Blaming himself for her death, Cohalan spends his time alone, lamenting in the state-of-the-art cliff-top home he designed for his bride-to-be. Cohalan notices that ever since the accident, he seems to be followed by bad luck. Without explanation, his horse turns up horribly injured, and he must put it down. His dog is poisoned and dies. These events lead Cohalan to wonder if he has been cursed. Then his modernistic house burns to the ground in a definite case of arson. Cohalan moves in with Ellen Foster and her Aunt Amelia. Cohalan is attracted to Ellen Foster from the moment they meet. The feeling is mutual. As she learns about Jeff's past, she begins to suspect that he may be much more in danger than he himself realizes. It turns out that his partner in architecture, Ben Sheppard, is trying to destroy him. Sheppard, who is Vivian's father, holds Jeff responsible for her death. In fact, the driver of the car was Keith Ferris, a married man with whom Vivian was having an affair. Sheppard's own wife, Vivian's mother, ran away from him. When confronted with the truth about his daughter's car crash, Sheppard has a
psychotic event: thinking Ellen is Vivian, and angry about his wife running off, he shoots at Ellen. Jeff is hit protecting her, but both survive. When Ferris says that their boss is "nuttier than a squirrel", Cohalan knocks him down and orders him to either leave town or be turned in to the authorities. Cohalan and Ellen then resume their romance, free from fear. ==Cast==