Luther Heggs aspires to being a reporter for his small town newspaper| the Rachel Courier Express. He gets his big break when the editor asks him to spend the night at the Simmons mansion that| 20 years before| was the site of a now famous murder-suicide. The case has aroused local interest not only because of the anniversary but due to the fact that the family heir| Nick Simmons| has returned to Rachel aiming to tear the mansion down. Luther's account of his wild| ghost-ridden night in the house leads Simmons to sue for libel| but with the aid of his friend Kelsey they determine what exactly happened that night long ago and the identity of the real killer.