Synopsis
From Samuel French:
This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both
funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to
investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved
in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess
with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but
possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a
terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of
Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase,
skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation
leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending,
but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter
with truth or something even stranger.
Who done it?
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