We're in an English village shortly before Dunkirk. "Mr. Tom" Oakley still broods over the death of his wife and small son while he was away in the navy during WWI, and grief has made him a surly hermit. Now children evacuated from London are overwhelming volunteers to house them. Practically under protest, Mr. Tom takes in a painfully quiet 10-year-old, who gradually reveals big problems.
Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is out to con the con.
Embora a Inglaterra esteja no meio de um inverno congelante, a pequena ilha escocesa de Fara experimenta uma onda de calor que ultrapassa os 40 graus e sobe diariamente.
Sem muito o que fazer, a jovem e linda Angela Roberts dá um jeito de esquentar ainda mais a situação enquanto um cientista misterioso recém chegado, o Dr. Godfrey Hanson, faz pesquisas com o solo e instala câmeras pela ilha.
Quando indagado, Godfrey diz suspeitar que a onda de calor seja obra de alienígenas e tentará provar sua teoria e dar um fim a tudo aquilo juntamente com o médico local, o Dr. Vernon Stone.
A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost his mind, or is something dark afoot ?
