When Ralph Bennett’s life seems it can get no worse, in walks a man with a box that clearly is worth its weigh in gold. Ralph can’t help but steal it, desperate for money and any way out of his life as a servant. He ignores the box’s warning and opens it, unwittingly releasing his Doppelgänger – his perfect double. Evil double, that is. The Doppelgänger unleashes havoc throughout the city, and soon Ralph finds himself accused of murder. With the Doppelgänger and the police always close behind, Ralph and his friend Myrtle desperately try to find a way to defeat the supernatural embodiment of evil and while staying out of the gallows. When they finally confront the Doppelgänger in the ultimate showdown, only one can emerge victorious. But which Ralph will survive?