London, 1878. A body emerges from the River Thames, suspected to be the missing child of the MP Ralph Gethin.
Four months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall, where she finds herself entranced by her famous master Ralph Gethin, and his glamorous wife Clara. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. Ralph is strangely absent. And their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.