The local chief of detectives, Lieutenant Andy Anderson (), is watching through a window. Wells is in his laboratory, doing experiments on bats. House and releases a, which bites Lizzie.
Van Gorder calls the police, who promise to send officers to investigate. Van Gorder's maid Lizzie () tells her that most of the household servants have quit inĪs they lock up the house, Lizzie sees the Bat's clawed hand reaching through an unlocked door. Is said to be a man with no face who murders women at night by ripping out their throats with steel claws. Meanwhile, the town is being terrorized by a mysterious murderer known as 'the Bat'.
When a forest fire breaks out nearby, Wells shoots Fleming and uses the fire to cover up the murder. Wells in return for help faking his own death. In a cabin in the woods, Fleming confesses to Wells that he stole the securities. While Fleming is on a hunting trip with his physician, Dr. Over a million dollars in is discovered missing from the bank And in The Bat Cornelia Van Gorder () is a author who rents a summer home in a small town from local bank president John Fleming ().
