
Syrie Van Epp kidnaps millionaire ornithologist Christopher Vaughan, key shareholder of the Templar Costmetic Company. Syrie intends to gain control of the firm in order to exploit the unique properties of its most valuable product.
With the help of her 'pet scientist' who can raise people from the dead, Syrie plans to resurrect Scrotty - the only person who knows how to contact Sampson Whitby, 'a genius accountant'. Things don't quite work out as planned.