In early winter, a business man who has drown in debt gives his family a ride to commit a joint suicide. His child asks mom where they are going to and she answers they are going to a picnic…

A group of strangers find themselves aboard an unmanned ship, surrounded by fog and uncertain of their destination. As they attempt to make sense of their situation, the group of passengers discover a commonality that changes their perception of the nature of their journey. The film was later remade, with some changes, as Between Two Worlds (1944).

Una mujer prepara una cena para unos amigos. Quiere animar a su marido, cuya salud está un poco resentida. No obstante, invita al responsable de las principales preocupaciones de su marido, un hombre de negocios que pretende hacerse con las acciones de la empresa que su marido tiene.

Los pasajeros de un crucero de lujo se dan cuenta, de repente, de que están camino del Más Allá.