It's Christmas and the Berkshire countryside lies wrapped in winter chill. The guests at a local manor house are celebrating the holidays in a place of warmth, good food, and romances. It's scarcely the setting for misfortune, and no one anticipates the tragedy that is to darken this light-hearted holiday house party. But soon one young woman lies dead, a suicide, and another is ostracized, held partly responsible for the shocking turn of events.