阿斯顿(RobertShaw)、aquiet、reservedman、livesaloneinatop-floorclutteredroomofasmallabandonedhouseinapoorlondonditrict。hebefriends and takesin macdavies(DonaldPleasence),anoddelelict who has fired fromenialjobinacafé. intimeaston offers shimajobascaretakerofhouse . Aston的brow,Mick(AlanBates)-ataunting,准虐待狂-harasses the derelictwhen his brothersaway,countermandinghisorders。最终,他自己被坎特克鲁索德曼杀死了。