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Retired art teacher Emily Seeton witnesses a stabbing after an opera performance and unintentionally sketches the killer. Her drawing interests Scotland Yard but also brings danger to the cottage she has inherited in the village of Plummergen.

Miss Seeton's attempts to draw young Effie Goffer repeatedly produce an alarming image of a corpse. Scotland Yard suspects the pictures contain clues to child murders, drawing the retired art teacher into the hunt for a killer.

An enthusiasm for the occult sweeps Plummergen, but Miss Seeton remains unconvinced. When Scotland Yard asks her to investigate a witches' coven in the Kentish countryside, she encounters suspicious dealings that may lead beyond fraud to murder.

Counterfeit banknotes and stolen paintings send Miss Seeton on an investigation involving a Geneva bank. Confused by foreign destinations and unknowingly humming a criminal password, the retired art teacher becomes an unpredictable participant in Scotland Yard's operation.

Disguised in diamonds and elaborate makeup, Miss Seeton visits a roulette table to help identify a mysterious crime boss. Her assignment to sketch his face becomes increasingly dangerous as her innocent interference disrupts the criminals' plans.