Over time, Miranda learns that Nicholas and his wife Johanna are estranged from each other and from their daughter. She also hears from the servants that the Van Ryn bloodline is cursed as only they can hear the harpsichord played by the ghost of Nicholas's great-grandmother Azilde whenever misfortune befalls the family.
As Miranda becomes aware, she finds out that Nicholas and his wife Johanna have drifted apart from each other and their daughter. Additionally, the servants inform her that the Van Ryn family is plagued as only they can hear the harpsichord played by Azilde's ghost whenever calamity befalls them.