As Donald Brocklebank's financial struggles force him to leave Longleigh House, his son James becomes overwhelmed with responsibility, convinced he's in charge of the manor and his terminally ill mother. He barricades them indoors, attempting to administer his own treatments, inadvertently blocking outside help, including Nurse Mary, from reaching them.

The Living and the Dead
A wealthy man's desperate bid to save his ailing wife forces him to sacrifice his lavish lifestyle and venture into the uncharted, unleashing a chain of unpredictable and turbulent occurrences.