In a fit of pique, Milly Morton â confidential âsecretaryâ to industrialist Mortimer Bland â deliberately smashed the astronomical plates of Blandâs Chief Scientist, Anton Drew. Furthermore, sheâd destroyed data which would warn the world of a forthcoming cosmic disaster. The unprecedented violent storms, signs of approaching doom, went unrecognized. Eventually Drew, aided by his friends Ken and Thayleen West, convinced the Prime Minister of the danger â but would it be too late to save the world?