"'She ought to be shot!' These words suddenly took on new meaning to the fatally ill Mr. Todhunter. He was searching for the most unscrupulous person he could find, and the beautiful actress Jean Norwood seemed to fit the bill. She was notoriously amoral, ruthlessly ambitious, greedy, and conniving. Everyone seemed to agree -- her miserable manager, the victimized young starlet, her bankrupt married lover, and his desperate, deserted wife -- all their lives had been ruined by Jean Norwood and each of them would be happy to see her dead. Mr Todhunter intended to oblige them"--Preliminary page.