Early Twentieth Century England: With his marriage hanging by a thread and the theatrical career of his wife Cora, in tatters, Dr Crippen seeks counsel in the young and beautiful, Ethel. A proud Protestant, he vows never to act upon his feelings, but after returning home and finding his wife in the arms of another, Hawley and Ethel spend the night together. Cora learns of Hawley's affair and confronts Ethel, knocking her to the floor causing her to...