Alice Alquist, tia de Paula, é assassinada em sua casa e encontrada pela sobrinha. A polícia não obtém sucesso na investigação, e o tempo passa. Dez anos depois, Paula voltará a viver na mesma casa em Londres, agora com seu marido, que a mantém cada vez mais isolada da sociedade, por apresentar cada vez maiores problemas psicológicos dentro daquele lugar.
The time has come for Redvers Potter to relinquish his role as head of the family confectionary firm, Pottermints - his company has been taken over and he is now going into enforced retirement. His wife, Aileen, is not too happy about having her husband under her feet either, but Potter is determined to make the most of his retirement. He decides he will give people the benefit of his managerial experience - even if they don't want it.
