Her reassurance melts into terror, however, when the figure steps from the shadows and strangles her. In the cellar, Blanche is startled by the sound of the howling wind but is comforted when she glimpses a familiar face. On her way to the cellar to fetch her suitcase, Blanche sees Mrs. Later, Blanche confides her unhappiness to Steve, and when he responds with taunts and threats, boasting that he likes to see women cry, she decides to leave with Helen. After he departs, Helen fantasizes about marrying the doctor but being unable to speak the words "I do" during their wedding ceremony. Handing Helen a piece of paper with the Wilsons' phone number written on it, Parry tells her he will return later. Before he can leave with Helen, however, the doctor is called away to care for the Wilson boy. Parry is interrupted by Steve, who cynically questions his concern for Helen. Parry reveals to Helen that he knows that her muteness was caused by the trauma of watching her mother and father burn to death when she was a girl.
Warren, Parry insists that Helen leave the house with him that night and accompany him to Boston to see a specialist. Oates, who is fond of alcohol, steals a bottle for herself. Oates, the housekeeper, descends to the cellar for a bottle of brandy. To provide a stimulant for his stepmother's weakened condition, the professor, accompanied by Mrs. The ether has mysteriously disappeared, however, and so the professor sends Oates, one of the servants, to the village for a new supply. After consenting to her demands, Parry prescribes ether for his patient. Warren demands that Parry take her away that night. Warren confides to the doctor that his strength reminds her of her late husband, who detested his sons because he considered them to be weaklings. Meanwhile, downstairs, the professor criticizes Steve's lack of responsibility and Steve accuses him of being jealous over his relationship with Blanche. Warren laments his return, claiming that trouble is his constant companion. Warren suffers a relapse, Helen brings Steve to her bedside, and he revives her with ether. Warren's ne'er-do-well son who has just returned from Europe, romances Blanche, his mother's secretary. As the others concern themselves with the murderer, Steve Warren, Mrs. Warren's stepson, that the murderer is in the vicinity, but the professor reassures Helen that he will protect her. Soon after, the constable appears at the house to inform Professor Albert Warren, Mrs. Warren's room, her bedridden employer warns her that she is not safe in the house and cautions her to leave immediately. The figure of a man watches her from the stairway as she pauses to study her reflection in the mirror. After unlocking the door, Helen begins to climb the stairs to Mrs. As Helen approaches the house, it begins to pour, and she drops her keys while a man watches her from behind some bushes. As a storm brews, Parry leaves Helen to walk home alone while he drives off with the boy.
His expression of concern is interrupted when a young boy appears in the road and pleads with the doctor to examine his mother. Along the way, Parry encourages Helen to try and regain her voice. After Parry and Harvey argue, Parry offers to drive Helen to the house of Mrs. Harvey, the town's established doctor and Parry's professional rival. Brian Parry, the new physician in town, arrives to examine the body, he is challenged by Dr. The girl is the latest victim in a series of murders whose victims are all women suffering from physical imperfections. Just as the film ends, a crash is heard in the room upstairs, and when the projectionist runs up the stairs to investigate, he discovers the body of a lame girl strangled to death. In a small New England town in 1906, Helen McCord, a mute maid-servant, goes to see a moving picture on her day off.
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