How to Murder a Millionaire

Irma's car brakes fail as she drives home, causing her to crash through the garage door. The accident is unsettling but not fatal and hints at danger lurking around her. This event begins a pattern of near misses that will unfold later.

Irma confides in her friend Loretta about problems in her marriage. Loretta offers support and a listening ear, establishing a confidant dynamic. The conversation foreshadows the vulnerability Irma will feel as danger closes in.

Gilbert and Loretta visit Irma and Walter for an anniversary dinner at their home. The gathering turns tense as Irma and Walter complain about each other. The conflict hints at the motives and rivalries that will drive later actions.

Irma hears a noise and calls the police, who search the house for a prowler. Investigating, she is briefly locked in the garage with smoke, but the officers only see Walter in the garden and deem it a false alarm. The incident deepens Irma's sense that danger is near.

Walter presents a new back massager in the bathtub and Irma spots a hazard when a brush in the tub causes sparks. She realizes she could have been electrocuted if she had stepped into the water. The moment adds a concrete sense of deliberate danger behind the accidents.

At a restaurant with Loretta, Irma wonders if the so called accidents could be attempts on her life. Just then, Walter arrives with another woman, making Irma suspect infidelity and complicating her sense of safety. The scene deepens the suspicion and interpersonal tension.

Irma returns home and hears a message from her mechanic saying someone cleaned out the brake fluids before the crash. The revelation confirms that the accident was engineered and not a mere coincidence. The clue shifts the danger toward a targeted plot.

Irma discovers a gun stored in a box at home and immediately contacts the police. Fearing a hit, she dresses quickly, packs a few belongings, and leaves with valuables. The discovery marks a turning point as she seeks safety away from Walter.

Danny and Teresa attempt to break into Gilbert and Loretta's home to steal. Irma realizes that her wealth makes her a target and she shares this with Teresa, who then drives the danger to the next level. The intruders set in motion a plan that will collide with Irma's attempts to stay safe.

Teresa helps Irma steal some of her own jewelry while Loretta arrives and tries to seduce Walter. Irma then slips behind Danny and knocks him out with a statue, foiling the first assault. The sequence heightens tension and reveals Irma's resolve.

Walter visits Gilbert's office and is thanked for a necklace as well as for a gun. He checks Irma's spending and finds a sofa purchase, then tracks the delivery address. He encounters Danny moving the sofa and offers him money to locate Irma, escalating the chase.

Irma hires a maid service and adopts a maid persona to access her own home and steal jewelry. Inside the scheme, Teresa helps Irma steal, while Loretta arrives and tries to seduce Walter, injecting romance into the danger. The deception deepens the plot and blurs lines between crime and trust.

Gilbert enters Walter's residence, retrieves a gun, and pretends to be Walter to coerce Danny into killing Irma for cash. He learns of a booked Acapulco flight and sends Danny toward that opportunity. The plan exposes Gilbert's motive to eliminate Irma and seize control of the company.

Irma hides under the wedding cake at the Ambassador Hotel where a wedding is taking place. Walter learns that someone is trying to kill Irma, and Gilbert draws a gun during the ensuing chaos. A struggle follows and Gilbert is subdued by the police, the murder plot finally exposed.

It is revealed that Gilbert orchestrated the attacks to frame Walter and take over the company. With the danger resolved, the characters celebrate and dance, signaling a return to normalcy after a tangle of schemes.