Melrose Plant takes up temporary residence in an old cornish manor, which sits high on a promontory over looking the sea. Bletchley Village is dominated by a stately home turned Hospice, thanks to the American billionaire, Morris Bletchley. He is also the grandfather of two small children who died mysteriously at Bletcheley House years before. While having tea, Plant is served by Jonny Wells, a young lad who manages a simle despite the disappearance of this beloved aunt. Macalvie is with the body of a woman found in a near-by wood. It is not long before another murder occurs, this one at the hospice. Macalvie's past, Plant's past, and the tragic past of the Bletchleys, coverge with Jury, who comes to set things right.