A man begins to mistreat his black cat, Pluto, after becoming increasingly viole

A man begins to mistreat his black cat, Pluto, after becoming increasingly violent due to alcohol. After mutilating the cat, This one escapes, and soon the man finds a similar cat with a white spot in the shape of a gallows. His obsession with the new cat grows and, in a fit of rage, kills his wife. Hide the body in a basement wall, But the black cat that had been locked up with the body meows and reveals the crime to the police.. The man is arrested and sentenced. The story explores themes of guilt, madness and violence.