In Sybil Walling's absence her children call in the chimney-sweep whose brushes dislodge not only soot but a body. When Sybil returns she tells them that just before he died twenty years ago their father had killed a Soho gangster and had hidden the body in the chimney. The police descend in pursuit of an amorous patient of Sybil's son Henry which leads to hilarious misunderstandings and surprises.|6 women 5 men