It is the year 1910 and the bloodstained body of an unknown woman is found in the grounds of Sir Henry Chetwynd's Shropshire estate. It is a murder which brings the shadowed past into the present, and has an unexpected impact on the lives of Sir Henry Chetwynd and his wife, and upon their two children, Sylvia and Sebastian.A reluctant heir to the estate since the tragic death of his elder brother, Sebastian is already battling with divided loyalties.