Prof. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Next day Catherine is missing, believed killed; friend Martha convinces Andrew that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested. But this only puts Andrew in a more deadly kind of danger. 译文(2): 安德鲁 · 金特林教授在洛杉矶帮助建立了一所新的大学，被旧情人凯瑟琳 · 塞克斯诱骗到午夜驱车前往。第二天，凯瑟琳失踪了，据信是被杀害的; 她的朋友玛莎说服安德鲁，他是头号嫌疑犯，应该在他被捕之前进行调查。但这只会让安德鲁陷入更危险的境地。
