A young lawyer is called to the house of a dying woman to draw up her will. While searching for her legal heirs, meets a beautiful woman with a mysterious scar. The lawyer soon finds that his search for the heirs leads to some very unusual occurrences. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Book 1 A Village Mystery - A Woman's Face
13:38 - Chapter 2
A Lawyer's Adventure
27:22 - Chapter 3
Continuation of a Lawyer's Adventure
14:08 - Chapter 4
Flint and Steel
14:20 - Chapter 5
Difficulties
15:37 - Chapter 6
Young Men's Fancies
23:37 - Chapter 7
The Way Opens
13:15 - Chapter 8
A Search and its Results
19:30 - Chapter 9
The Two Sisters
07:27 - Chapter 10
Doris
17:51 - Chapter 11
Love
20:51 - Chapter 12
How Much Did it Mean?
31:39 - Chapter 13
Fresh Doubts
12:13 - Chapter 14
In the Night Watches
13:01 - Chapter 15
Book 2 The Secret of the Laboratory - The Beginning of Changes
17:28 - Chapter 16
A Strange Visitor
18:07 - Chapter 17
Two Conversations
19:33 - Chapter 18
Suspense
17:20 - Chapter 19
A Discovery
11:03 - Chapter 20
The Devil's Cauldron
31:21 - Chapter 21
In the Laboratory
11:18 - Chapter 22
Steel Meets Steel
15:54 - Chapter 23
A Growing Horror
18:35 - Chapter 24
Father and Child
18:12 - Chapter 25
Edgar and Frank
10:53 - Chapter 26
Book 3 Uncle and Niece - The White Powder
11:36 - Chapter 27
The Hand of Huckins
22:08 - Chapter 28
In Extermity
10:05 - Chapter 29
In the Poplar Walk
13:17 - Chapter 30
The Final Terror
18:59 - Chapter 31
An Eventful Quarter of an Hour
08:41 - Chapter 32
The Specter of the Laboratory
07:55