On the outskirts of a small English town, young Arnie discovers the body of a mi
ddle-aged man in the woods. Three people are convinced they are responsible for
the death: the captain thinks he accidentally shot the man while hunting rabbits
; the local spinster thinks she may have done more damage than she intended when
she hit him with her shoe - and Arnie's mother, most damningly of all, reveals
that it might have been her too. The police are called in to investigate but mea
nwhile artist Sam Marlowe becomes a good-natured sleuth, helping the townspeople
to bury, dig up, and rebury the corpse in an effort to evade the authorities an
d discover the truth about Harry.
