Ko premožna družina Van Degan najame pisatelja Bena Constanta, da bi napisal družinsko biografijo, si ta niti ne predstavlja, kakšni škandali in skrivnosti se skrivajo izza zidov njihovega doma na prestižni Peti aveniji. Med dobrodelnim dogodkom se zgodi umor, ki vrže temno senco na bogato družino. Najprej sum pade na žrtvinega ljubimca, vendar se kmalu izkaže, da ima najverjetneje prste vmes tudi črna ovca v družini. Bodo njihove umazane skrivnosti končno prišle na plano?
A biographer latest project is a prominent family. So he goes to do research by going to their home. While there, one of their neighbor's is killed and the son of the doorman is arrested. But he thinks he's innocent. So he investigates and learns that someone in the family might be the killer.
