When a nervous suitor arrives at the country estate of a local matriarch, his hopes of a suitable match with her charming niece are soon challenged by the story of their great family tragedy.

Based on a short story by the Edwardian writer, Saki (H.H. Munro), this seductive tale of an eligible young heiress has been transposed to the dry, sunburnt elegance of 1930s rural Australia.