An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

Aged, wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport, Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis' death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper, Velma Crowther, and her longtime friend and physician, Dr. Drew Bayliss. She has lived there most of her life except for a short stint in London thirty-seven years ago following the vicious murder of her lover, John Mayhew, at the plantation's summer house while Sam was hosting one of his legendary grand balls in the mansion. She and John had planned to run off together that night, but instead he was bludgeoned to death. Nobody was ever convicted for his murder, but most people believe Charlotte did it. They also believe that Charlotte, whom they haven't seen in years, is a crazy old woman. Conversely, Charlotte has hidden away fearing that people would always be glaring at her. Charlotte is surprised that her younger cousin Miriam Deering has accepted her invitation to stay at the mansion. While Charlotte wanted Miriam to help her overturn the expropriation with the state government in Baton Rouge. By this time, Charlotte's mental state seemingly hits a sharp decline, perhaps because she would be leaving her family home, but could it be issues surrounding John's murder?—Huggo

Charlotte Hollis is a semi-recluse, and widely believed to be insane. 37 years earlier her boyfriend, John, was brutally murdered. She was charged with his murder but her wealthy, influential father managed to have the case dismissed. She is still haunted by John, thinking she sees or hears him at times. With the state government about to demolish her house to build a road, and her resisting their attempts to get her to leave, her cousin Miriam visits for a few days. The idea is to help her but soon sinister, threatening events start occurring.—grantss

Holed up in her eerily vacant ancestral mansion in hot and humid Louisiana, the embittered and reclusive Southern belle, Charlotte Hollis, is still living with the pale ghosts of the past, thirty-seven long years after the brutal murder of her clandestine beau, John. Now, balancing between guilt and innocence, sanity and insanity, Charlotte finds herself with the back to the wall when the Louisiana Highway Commission gives her an outrageous and equally uncompromising ultimatum: she is to leave her property to make way for the construction of a bridge or face the music. Perhaps, under those grave circumstances, the estranged Cousin Miriam can lend a helping hand. However, what good is having an enviable residence when one is steadily losing his grip on reality?—Nick Riganas

Wealthy southern spinster Charlotte Hollis is shunned by her community for the grisly murder of her intended, John Mayhew, thirty-seven years previously. Although her guilt was never proven, the townspeople liken her to Lizzie Borden; the children even taunt her with cruel rhymes. This is why she lives secluded from society, her needs cared for by her faithful servant Velma. Now, progress in the guise of new highway construction threatens the Hollis plantation, Charlotte's family's domicile since Civil War times. She refuses to leave when the Sheriff issues her an eviction notice, even taking potshots at the highwaymen when they encroach upon her property line. Charlotte summons Cousin Miriam to fight the public battle to save her home.—<[email protected]>