On a summer evening in Stratford, an errant thrust of a gardener's spade slices a telephone cable into instant silence. The resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a scond call leads tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman arrives to mend the line, his innocent yet irresistible beauty has explosive consequences.