On Christmas Eve 1950, Wilfred Butler runs out of his rural house and appears to have been set on fire. He collapses in the snow and is believed to be dead.Twenty years later, lawyer John Carter and his assistant Ingrid arrive in a small Massachusetts town on Christmas Eve. John meets with the town's nobles, Mayor Adams, Tess Howard, Sheriff Bill Mason and Charlie Towman. John is revealed to be the lawyer of Jeffrey Butler, Wilfred's grandson, and is trying to sell the Butler mansion for $50,000 by noon the next day. After a call to his wife, John is revealed to be having an affair with Ingrid. The two stay the night at the Butler mansion, unaware that they are being watched. After dinner, the two go upstairs to a bedroom to have sex. The mysterious person walks in on them and kills them both with a felling axe. The killer calls the police and reveals himself to be "Marianne."After Tess, who is the town's phone operator, intercepts the call, she leaves her assistant in charge and drives out to the Butler mansion. Marianne greets Tess, who is visibly frightened. She is knocked over the head repeatedly with a candle holder. At the same time, Sheriff Mason is heading to the mansion, but stops at the nearby cemetery after seeing a disturbed gravesite from the road. Upon approaching the grave, he discovers it is Wilfred Butler's, and that the grave has been dug up and Butler's body removed. He is struck over the head and killed, and falls into the grave.Mayor Adams receives a strange phone call asking him to go to the Butler mansion; he leaves his adult daughter Diane at home alone. Not long after Adams leaves, a man arrives at the house and says his name is Jeffrey Butler, Wilfred's grandson. Jeffrey says he found the sheriff's car abandoned at the cemetery and "borrowed" it. After a brief conversation, Diane and Jeffrey go up to the cemetery to look for the sheriff. They stumble upon Wilfred's disturbed grave, but find no sight of the sheriff. The two go into town to Towman's to see if they can find out what is happening.Jeffrey takes Towman to the mansion and leaves him there to go back and retrieve Diane. Jeffrey hits and kills Towman, who had been stabbed in the eyes. Diane's suspicions of Jeffrey start to grow after this incident. The two enter the house and Jeffrey finds an old diary. The diary reveals that Wilfred had an incestuous relationship with his daughter, Marianne, and Jeffrey was the result. Wilfred turned the mansion into an asylum and admitted his own daughter. He soon regretted his decision and set loose the inmates on Christmas Eve in 1935. The inmates killed all the doctors and Marianne in the process. Jeffrey reveals that Towman, Mayor Adams, Tess Howard and Sheriff Bill Mason were former inmates that stayed behind in town.Mayor Adams finally arrives to the mansion and finds Diane and Jeffrey there. Adams and Jeffrey hold each other at gunpoint, each believing the other to be the killer. The two open fire, killing each other. A distraught Diane is greeted by "Marianne," who is really the elderly Wilfred Butler. Butler went after John Carter, Mayor Adams, Tess Howard, and Sheriff Bill Mason to get revenge for his daughter's death and used his grandson/son as a decoy. Diane grabs Jeffrey's gun and shoots Butler. A year later, Diane takes one last look at the Butler mansion before it is destroyed by a bulldozer crew.
Question: What is Tess hit with?, Answer: candle holder Question: What are the names of the men who killed each other?, Answer: Adam and Jeffrey Question: What does the diary reveal about Jeffrey's birth?, Answer: he's a result of an incestuous relationship Question: Who claims to be Wilfred's grandson?, Answer: Jeffrey Butler Question: Who does the butler used as a decoy?, Answer: He used his grandson/son as a decoy. Question: What is John Carter's occupation?, Answer: Lawyer Question: What happens to Tess?, Answer: She is knocked over the head repeatedly with a candle holder Question: Who shot Wilfred Butler?, Answer: Diane Question: What is the sheriff's name?, Answer: Mason Question: Who had an incestuous relationship with his daughter?, Answer: Wilfred Question: Who are the butler targets to get revenge on the death of his daughter?, Answer: The butler went after John Carter, Mayor Adams, Tess Howard, and Sheriff Bill Mason Question: What is John Carter's plan?, Answer: He is trying to sell the Butler mansion for $50,000 by noon the next day. Question: Where did Jeffrey find the sheriff's car abandoned?, Answer: cemetery Question: what is Tess's occupation?, Answer: phone operator Question: Whose grave is disturbed?, Answer: Wilfred Butler's Question: What is the reason why Mayor Adams and Jeffery held each other at gunpoint?, Answer: They believed that the other is the killer. Question: When do John and Ingrid arrive in the town?, Answer: Christmas Eve Question: Who is believed to be dead?, Answer: Wilfred Butler is believed to be dead. Question: How do Adams and Jeffrey die?, Answer: They open fire, killing each other. Question: What did Jeffrey find at a cemetery?, Answer: An abandoned sheriff's car. Question: What does Wilfred Butler do on Christmas Eve 1950?, Answer: <No Answer> Question: What is the main location of this story?, Answer: Butler mansion. Question: What holiday is taking place during the movie?, Answer: Christmas Eve Question: What does Jeffrey find in the house?, Answer: an old diary Question: Who goes with Jeffrey to look for the sheriff?, Answer: Diane Question: Who did Mayor Adams leave his daughter with?, Answer: Alone. Question: What does the phone call ask Mayor Adams to do?, Answer: To go to the Butler mansion. Question: How does Sheriff Mason die?, Answer: He is struck over the head and killed, Question: What name does the killer give to the police?, Answer: Marianne Question: Who enters the house?, Answer: Jeffrey and Diane Question: Whose grave was disturbed?, Answer: Wilfred Butler Question: Who is the sheriff?, Answer: Bill Mason Question: Who is Wilfred's daughter?, Answer: Marianne. Question: What is John Carter's job?, Answer: lawyer Question: What is the name of Mayer Adams' daughter?, Answer: Diane Question: Who kills Towman?, Answer: Jeffrey. Question: who is the town's phone operator?, Answer: Tess. Question: Who is John's assistant?, Answer: Ingrid Question: Where did Mayor Adams leave his daughter?, Answer: At home. Question: What is the name of Wilfred's grandson?, Answer: Jeffrey Butler Question: What does Wilfred turn the mansion into?, Answer: An asylum. Question: What's the name of John Carter's assistant?, Answer: Ingrid Question: Where does Jeffrey take Towman?, Answer: to the mansion Question: What mansion do John and Ingrid stay at?, Answer: Butler Question: Whose gun did Diane use to shoot Butler?, Answer: Jeffrey's gun Question: Where does sheriff mason die?, Answer: the graveyard Question: Who did Mayor Adams find in the mansion?, Answer: Diane and Jeffrey