The mountain lodge was almost obscured by the fury of the snow storm, and the car heading toward the lodge, up the narrow, winding lane finds the going precarious. But now with one last lurching crunch, the driver brings the car to a stop in front of the steps leading to the lodge. Two men alight, bracing themselves against the wind and snow, and hurry to the door. One of the men is a doctor, and he doesn't have good news...