Grocer F. Millard Smyth again meaning with murder as Blaine, to whom he owes money, is found dead on his premises and the townsfolk of Fairbanks, Alaska, speculate over his partner, his widow, his first girl, and his widow's first husband. A second murder hangs further evidence on the little grocer and spurs him on to catch the culprit ahead of the police. Climate and interest both at a very slow thaw.