An anthropology student brings some of his classmates to his family ranch, where his brother lives in a haze of drugs, guilt, and Chumash Indian rituals.

小姑娘玛丽在印度的一次地震中失去父母，后被送到她姨夫克雷文勋爵在苏格兰的庄园。玛丽在她死去的姨妈房间里找到了花园门的钥匙。她的姨妈是从花园的秋千上掉下来摔死的，为此克雷文吩咐永远将花园门锁上。玛丽在房子里发现克雷文儿子科…