John Pickett and his bride Julia depart
London for a wedding
trip to Somersetshire, where Pickett faces his greatest
challenge yet: meeting his in-laws. Sir Thaddeus and Lady
Runyon are unimpressed with their new son-in-law, but the
squire asks for his help nevertheless. Lady Runyon believes
the house is haunted by the ghost of her elder daughter
Claudia, who disappeared thirteen years earlier and whose
body was never found. When Sir Thaddeus’s groom is
discovered dead, Pickett asks the Justice of the Peace (who
happens to be Claudia’s widower) for permission to
investigate. When Claudia’s childhood sweetheart takes a
hand, it appears the distant past is not so distant, after
all. It may not even be past ...