In the ancient English estate of Wyvis Hall, in the pet cemetery, the remains of a young woman and an infant were found. The police begin an investigation that concerns events ten years ago. The news of the terrible discovery hits the newspapers - and instantly deprives several prosperous and respectable people of peace. All this time they tried to tear out some pages of their past from their memory, but it turned out to be impossible. Their thoughts involuntarily return to those distant times when a reckless company of young people gathered at Wyvis Hall, squandering the inheritance of one of them - Adam Verne-Smith. And these memories awaken ghosts...