
Miss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker is not just a talented mortician, but a medium for the spirit world and often enjoys the company of her clients before they move on to the next world. When her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, bring the deceased Mrs Henriette Tochborn to her workroom, Mrs Tochborn appears in spirit form and asks Phoebe to help her. The deceased lady now knows what became of her child kidnapped 20 years prior and which of the two men claiming to be that child is telling the truth. Working with Detective Harland Stone and journalist, Miss Lilly Lewis, a case that has been cold for 20 years is suddenly warming up. For the Astin family, being dead is no excuse for letting crime go unpunished!