Cecilia, capricious and unable to love, inches reluctantly towards a second marr
iage to the kind, passionless Julian Tower. Meanwhile, her sister-in-law, Emmeli
ne, is surprised to find the calm tenor of her life disturbed by her attraction
to the predatory Mark Linkwater. Markie's appearance disrupts the lives of both
women, but in the pain of misunderstanding, it is Emmeline who reveals her vulne
rability in a violent and tragic act.
