Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure. Howver, a mysterious hooded figure begins killing off those who may have figured out where the treasure is hidden. 黑袍院长的鬼魂一直在老修道院里游荡,有人声称亲眼看见过它。切尔福德家族的第十八代伯爵哈里•切尔福德与莱斯丽•盖恩订了婚,莱斯丽的哥哥亚瑟身为律师同时也是个赌徒,则掌管着切尔福德家族的财产。伯爵曾向他的秘书玛丽•温娜求过婚,但是他的异母兄弟迪克阻止了这门婚事。一次复仇行动正在酝酿……玛丽计划同亚瑟联合起来,她的筹码则是传说中的切尔福德宝藏—两点五吨的黄金。(豆瓣电影字幕2.0小组)