一艘巡洋舰在一个偏远岛屿的海岸外失事，三名乘客设法安全抵达该岛。这个岛的主人是一个陌生而神秘的伯爵，他邀请他们留下来。但他的慷慨有一个潜在动机:扎罗夫伯爵喜欢打猎，他只打猎最危险的游戏:人类！

　　A man (Young) comes round after a car accident, and realises that a perfect crime is now possible:

　　As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Car