Deep in the wilds of Ireland lies the vast, remote Knowl estate: a place of secrets that looms ominously over the surrounding forest. Knowl is no home for a young woman, much less Maud (Agnes O’Casey), just 18 years old. Freshly punished by the sudden death of her father and heir to all her assets, Maud finds herself alone, unschooled and vulnerable. The wolves begin to surround her. Uncle Silas (David Wilmot) is not the best person to take care of an impressionable young woman. Elegant, confident and famous for being a vicious young man, he is also a murder suspect. Furious at being denied her “rightful” inheritance, Uncle Silas is the man society deems fit to be Maud’s trustee until she turns 21.