This thrilling story follows the wealthy poetess Mrs. Hilyard, trapped in her own mansion's malfunctioning elevator on a July 4th weekend. As she struggles to escape, a drunken intruder breaks into her home, completely indifferent to her desperate situation, and instead focuses on looting her belongings and alcohol. The tension escalates as Mrs. Hilyard realizes that her only hope for survival lies in outsmarting the callous intruder.