 Mrs. Blythe goes to spend a weekend at her cottage. She hasn t been there since her husband died the year before. Stopping at the general store, she s told that a patient has escaped from the local mental institution. Once at her cottage, she meets Madeleine who says she had seen a dangerous looking man nearby. Madeleine is obviously upset and wants to leave, but Mrs. Blythe begs her to stay. She agrees, but with dire consequences.