The battle of the wits is on! Oscar® winners Geraldine Page and Ruth Gordon "sharpen their claws on each other" (Boxoffice) in this chilling thriller about a lost fortune, a mad heiress and a...

The battle of the wits is on! Oscar® winners Geraldine Page and Ruth Gordon "sharpen their claws on each other" (Boxoffice) in this chilling thriller about a lost fortune, a mad heiress and a housekeeper hell-bent on digging up the truth! Mrs. Marrable (Page) is a society matron who's had some shocking news, her late husband left her only a stamp collection! Determined to maintain her extravagant lifestyle, she takes advantage of an unlikely new source of income - her housekeepers' - by robbing them not only of their life savings, but also their lives! The turnover rate for help speeds faster than a revolving door...until Mrs. Marrable's latest hire (Gordon) develops a drive to unearth the terrible secret buried in the front yard.