A mystery girl is spirited one night into Harrington House, a girls' boarding school in up-state New York. Detective Otto Van Hulster is awakened by his aunt, Anna Gorham, who runs the school. A badly bloodied, new death man has been found at the school back cellar entrance.Come, follow Otto, or "Van" as he prefers to be called, and his side-kick, Jimbo, as they navigate the twists, turns and clues to find the catch that solves the puzzle.