The Sedgwick mansion was hidden in the shadows by ancient elms and maples. And long ago its inhabitants had retreated into secret lives of their own.

But Letty Gaynor was unaware of the family's mysterious past. And so, innocently, she agreed to visit the dark, foreboding house and to play the part of Chris Sedgwick's fiancee. But when she began to suspect too much about the living and learned too much about the dead, her role took on new and terrifying dimensions.