θˈɪŋz ɡˌoʊ stˈɛdili ɹˈɔŋ wɛn mˈɔːdz fɹˈɛnd ˈɛθəl kˈʌmz tə stˈeɪ, ænd sˈuːn stˈænliz kɹˈɔswɜːdz bɪkˌʌm ɐn əbsˈɛʃən æz hiː tɹˈaɪz tə stˈeɪ kˈɑːm ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl fɹˈʌnts.
Things go steadily wrong when Maud's friend Ethel comes to stay, and soon Stanley's crosswords become an obsession as he tries to stay calm in the face of danger on several fronts.