安(卡洛尔·琳蕾 Carol Lynley 饰)和女儿邦妮过着相依为命的生活,母女两人之间的感情非常的亲密。一天,安照例接邦妮放学,哪知道等了半天也没有见到女儿的身影,焦急之中,安报了警。
然而,警方调查后发现,这所学校里根本就没有一个叫做邦妮的学生,而安的家里,也没有任何邦妮在这里生活过的痕迹。难道这一切,只是安的幻想吗?随着调查的深入,事件反而变得更加扑朔迷离起来,所有人都将安看做是一个精神失常有着妄想症的女人,但安非常的确定,邦妮确实存在。
A deserted pond. Two lonely children fall under the spell of this wild place that, little by little, draws them closer to each other and gives them the strength to cope with life. Seen through their eyes, and through their imaginations, the pond becomes a secret kingdom, both marvellous and frightening, thronging with creatures born from dreams or nightmares. The children experience an initiation, brief and intense, from which they will emerge transformed.
Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, the only item she's received is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.
Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in hot money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.