A young Victorian couple spends time with the wife's aunt, who behaves as if her late husband were still alive, and his ghostly voice is heard.

This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.

Generational family struggles for control of a family business in 19th century Yorkshire, and to be the Master of Bankdam.