Merle Kramer is a shorthand writer for a psychiatrist. She is on a casual date with private detective and former police officer Carl Benson. Merle mentioned by the way that one of her boss's patients is a writer who repeatedly dreams of murdering his wife. She also mentioned that his wife owns valuable jewelry. When a wife is found murdered in the same way as her husband's dream, the husband is naturally the primary suspect. But as the investigation by the police and insurance investigator Joe Cooper progressed, it turned out that several people, including Mel, were not as they appeared. Author: Jim Beaver