故事讲述迪克·朗死了，其友人泽克和厄尔不想让任何人知道是怎么回事，但事与愿违，因为在阿拉巴马州的小镇上消息总是传得很快。

莫德是一名年轻的宗教信徒，她的职业是私人护理员，她在拯救迷人的病人阿曼达的灵魂时，对其产生了极为危险的迷恋。

George and Mildred Roper are forced to leave their home in South Kensington (as the landlords in Man About the House) when they receive a compulsory purchase order from the council. Mildred talks George into buying a nic…