After?. sev@_#e(-nteen years in pri[son, the former respe cted /Parisian`:? bank#er Paul Lavond fle^es with his $],friend, t`(%he luna\tic scie,-n/ tist Marcel that)* is
(re)searching `%`with his wife ` \Malita the min[iatur\i+zatio(;n of animals and human being\:s -(to /$improve( the res*[ources of mankin! %d. Paul Lavond was# fram$`+e ,d for robbery by his sco/undrel -[ as:-^s=oc=-+iates Emil] C $oulvet, Cha rle#s M]?atin]?$ and Victor Ra;din tha/t had stolen his busines:s wh ile his fa)-mily was do:o=med t#o s*hame, po#(verty and tr-\ag`_edy.! When M-@`arcel red uce? s: the retarde:@]d- serv=@ant Lach)na, 
?he learns that the w*@o(`man  is mo+?)tionles- s and on,^ly resp,onds*)\ t/( o; the control of his b_[-rain and h.##as a heart attac+? k. Afte r the 
d;=eath +$of Marcel, .%Pau
/](l Lavond sees the $chance to use. the=
 :^)miniaturization 
process as`% instr)ument of vengeance -a _\#nd h
e travel;[=s@/ *to[) Paris -wit,:h $the in /s$ ane Malita di
#sgui_;sed of Ma^(

dame! Mand_ ilip, a n/\(ic#+e  old la^dy ]an- d] owner of a dolls)! store. Paul Lavond,`\ using t@_he ident_ity of * Mad -ame M+!:[a=*ndilip, befri(-ends!:; hi!s [ rese]nted and, es tra*:.ng;+ed daughte +r Lorra=?$ine Lavond a nd plots a !*sche+me ?to reve
nge a]nd vind:
_-icate his fami;ly name.