Elvira Clancy, 24-year-old, feels unfulfilled despite her love for writing obituaries. When her newspaper faces financial difficulties, her boss dismisses her from the payroll without warning. She ends up being paid per obituary overnight as a result of this abrupt termination. During her editing process, she accidentally murders one of the unpleasant residents in town. Realizing this, she starts using clever methods to kill off more residents while making it look like accidents. However, things take an unexpected turn when a suspicious new crime correspondent joins the paper and has a strong interest in her.
A tabloid journalist's desperate attempt to boost her income leads to a deadl...