After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a brood sow, he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place
Agnes and Ellen Isit, two poor English sisters, unexpectedly inherit from their uncle a rich estate near Naples, complete with big villa and manly Italian majordomo The latter, Salvatore, makes use of his Latin cha
Two teachers, man hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after friend Evelyn disappeared there On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of Stephen, one time pianist
A crime writer and his wife go for a break to a country cottage They receive an unexpected visitor, the bossy Miss Tulip, who needs shelter for the night In the morning there is a dead body in the house
A noblewoman begins to lead a dangerous double life in order to alleviate her boredom