Opera singer Nia Politza is found dead and milquetoast wigmaker Everett Digberry finds himself the center of a lot of unwanted attention from the police. Despite the fact that most of the evidence points straight to Digberry as the culprit, Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt has his doubts. When Digberry's greatest rival is shot and the murder weapon is found in Digberry's apartment, it looks like curtains for the mild-mannered wigmaker, but Commissioner Colt has a few surprises up his sleeve.