anybody who want to know what really happen that fateful night in 1873 when two norwegian woman be murder on an island off the coast of new hampshire would not find out by watch this movie . there be an article write by a woman name celia thaxter who live on the island at the time of the murder and personally know all of the people involve . celia also saw maren after the murder and talk to her . the article be call a memorable murder and be publish in the atlantic monthly . you can read it at this website represent http represent or or seacoastnh . com or smuttynose or memo . html in it she describe the evidence that be find at the scene and on the person of louis wagner that clearly point to him a the murderer instead of the outrageous and contrive story that be tell in the movie and show maren a the murderer . for example represent his bloody footprint be find in the house and around the island . he be also find with property that belong to the norwegian that he steal the night of the murder . there be also witness who saw him come back from the island . don not know why the movie maker decide to portray this ruthless murderer a someone who be innocent and wrongly put to death . they instead take hard working and innocent maren and assassinate her character by portray her a some crazed and twisted lesbian and incestuous creature . what should have be put to death be this badly write and fictitious screenplay .