Shortly。before。he。is。to。wed,。millionaire。John。Willis。is。visited。by。Dr.。Harry。S.。Blair,。a。psychiatrist。who。informs。him。that。years。before。he。was。married。to。Nancy,。John's。wife-to-be,。and。warns。him。that。she。is。mentally。unbalanced. Blair。then。relates。the。following。story:。After。a。whirlwind。romance。in。Florida,。Blair。marries。Nancy。and。starts。a。psychiatric。practice。in。New。York.。One。day,。artist。Norman。Clyde。comes。to。his。office。and。tells。him。that。an。innocent。man。is。about。to。be。executed。in。Sing。Sing。Prison。and。that。Nancy。is。the。cause。of。his。unjust。incarceration.。A。distraught。Clyde。then。explains。himself。to。a。curious。Blair: Three。years。before,。Clyde。meets。Nancy,。whose。maiden。name。was。Monks,。when。she。enrolls。in。his。art。class.。The。moody。Clyde。soon。falls。in。love。with。Nancy's。honest。charm。and。beauty.。Nancy,。a。secretary,。introduces。Clyde。to。her。boss,。millionaire。Andrew。Bonner,。and。persuades。Bonner。to。showcase。Clyde's。paintings。at。one。of。his。private。showings.。To。Nancy's。delight,。Clyde's。painting,。a。depiction。of。the。tragic。figure。Cassandra。for。which。she。modeled,。wins。first。prize。at。the。showing.。The。evening。is。perfect。until。an。expensive。bracelet。is。stolen。from。a。guest,。and。Clyde。later。finds。it。in。Nancy's。purse.。After。Clyde。confronts。a。confused。Nancy。about。the。theft,。she。relates。the。following。story。to。explain。her。behavior: As。a。young。girl,。Nancy。lives。with。her。housekeeper。mother。in。the。lavish。Willis。home。and。plays。with。Karen,。the。Willises'。little。daughter.。Although。Karen。wants。to。invite。Nancy。to。her。upcoming。birthday。party,。Mrs.。Willis。refuses。to。allow。the。lower-class。Nancy。to。attend.。A。true。friend,。Karen。promises。to。give。Nancy。one。of。the。pins。her。guests。are。receiving.。When。Karen。realizes。there。are。no。extra。pins,。however,。she。offers。Nancy。the。beautiful。locket。she。has。just。received。from。her。mother.。Nancy's。subsequent。joy。is。soon。crushed。when。Mrs.。Willis。demands。that。she。return。the。locket.。Later,。the。locket。is。discovered。missing,。and。Nancy。is。accused。of。theft.。Although。Nancy's。mother。soon。finds。the。locket。in。Karen's。dress,。Mrs.。Willis。refuses。to。believe。Nancy。and。forces。her。to。"confess." The。adult。Nancy。then。admits。to。Clyde。that。this。childhood。humiliation。caused。her。unconscious。desire。to。steal。the。bracelet。at。the。party.。After。a。forgiving。Clyde。returns。the。bracelet。anonymously,。he。and。Nancy。continue。their。romance。until。the。next。party。at。the。Bonners'.。Suspecting。that。the。absent。Nancy。is。spending。the。evening。in。Bonner's。arms,。Clyde。leaves。the。party。to。look。for。her。and。sees。her。exiting。Mrs.。Bonner's。bedroom。just。after。two。gunshots。are。fired.。Bonner。is。found。murdered,。and。Mrs.。Bonner's。diamond。necklace,。stolen.。Although。Nancy。and。Clyde。are。questioned,。valet。Myron。Dexter。is。eventually。found。guilty。and。is。sentenced。to。die.。Clyde,。however,。strongly。suspects。Nancy,。but。she。angrily。maintains。her。innocence。and。leaves。for。Florida. Back。in。his。office,。Blair。defends。Nancy。to。Clyde。but。invites。him。to。his。house。that。evening.。When。confronted,。Nancy。denies。everything。and。tells。Blair。that。Clyde。is。merely。jealous.。The。next。day,。Dexter。is。executed,。and。a。guilt-ridden。Clyde。jumps。from。Blair's。office。window。to。his。death. To。avoid。scandal,。Blair。and。Nancy。move。to。England,。and。after。World。War。II。breaks。out,。Blair。volunteers。his。medical。services,。while。Nancy。becomes。an。ambulance。driver.。Expressing。concern。over。Blair's。health,。Nancy。insists。that。they。take。a。vacation。at。Lord。and。Lady。Wyndham's。manor。house.。Just。as。they。are。leaving,。Blair。learns。that。one。of。Lady。Wyndham's。valuable。jewels。has。been。stolen.。Blair。suspects。Nancy。but。is。unable。to。prove。anything。until。a。bomb。destroys。their。flat。and。reveals。her。cache。of。stolen。jewels. Although。confronted。directly,。Nancy。continues。to。deny。any。guilt。and。divorces。Blair。after。he。suffers。a。nervous。breakdown.。Back。in。John's。study,。Blair,。like。Clyde。before。him,。tries。to。convince。John。to。abandon。Nancy,。who。now。uses。the。name。Patton.。John,。however,。believes。Nancy。when。she。tells。him。that。Blair。is。still。suffering。from。his。breakdown. Moments。before。the。wedding。is。to。start,。Nancy's。future。mother-in-law,。the。unsuspecting。Mrs.。Willis,。gives。her。the。same。locket。that。she。once。took。away,。and。tells。her。that。it。is。a。precious。family。heirloom.。The。locket。causes。Nancy。to。be。overcome。with。guilt,。and。she。collapses。at。the。altar。in。hysterics.。As。Nancy。is。later。taken。away。to。an。institution,。John。sadly。realizes。the。truth。of。Blair's。story,。but。determines。to。see。Nancy。through。her。crisis.