一次偶然中，海伦（海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰）和玛格丽特（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）两姐妹结识了威尔克斯一家人。在威尔克斯家所拥有的霍华德庄园中，玛格丽特和威尔克斯太太（瓦妮莎·雷德格瑞夫 Vanessa Red grave 饰）的感情最为要好，海伦却在和保罗（Joseph Bennett 饰）的一段短暂恋情结束后离开了威尔克斯家。 威尔克斯太太死前将整个霍华德庄园留给了玛格丽特，亨利（安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰）隐瞒了这一事实，转而向玛格丽特求婚。离开了霍华德庄园的海伦遇见了名叫巴斯特（Samuel West 饰）的男子，两人相处融洽。玛格丽特再度见到海伦之时，她震惊的发现，尚未成家的海伦已有身孕，这样的海伦遭到了威尔克斯家大儿子查尔斯（詹姆斯·维尔拜 James Wilby 饰）的厌恶和驱逐。
The pic follows a desperate couple, who have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse where the tables are turned and the h
After the mysterious appearance of a stranger in their home, a young Black family must deal with the fallout of their choices, big and small, as a steadfast detective tries to crack the case over the course of one fateful night.
