Overview
Marion Bishop, an elderly writer of romantic novels, is dying. Katherine
Willis, a kind soul from the nearby village, looks after her in a most
caring way, while coping with her developmentally disabled brother. When
Katherine takes leave to attend her cousin's wedding in Scotland,
Laura, an experienced nurse from London, comes to take care of the
bedridden writer. A series of mysterious phone calls and the appearance
of Raymond, Marion's rapacious nephew, set off a nightmare situation
which becomes increasingly complicated when Katherine's brother is found
murdered in a ditch. Deceit, suspicion, blackmail and incrimination are
subtly woven into a web of crime leading to a dramatic confrontation
that culminates in an ingenious twist.