 Victoria can t sleep: she s having bad dreams about being buried alive. Her husband Terry makes her go see Dr. Carlton, who she blames for her father s death. Unable to help her, he asks Dr. Harcourt to try and unlock Victoria s mental block with hypnotism. Meanwhile Terry continues an affair with his secretary, and worries about paying off a huge gambling debt. Terry could pay off his debt and be with his secretary if he could just get his hands on Victoria s money somehow.