An American woman, Patricia Carroll (Powers), arrives in London to marry her lover Alan Glentower (Kaufmann). Before tying the knot, however, Patricia pays a visit to Mrs. Trefoile (Bankhead), the mother of her deceased fiancé Stephen, who died in an automobile accident several years earlier. Trefoile resides in a secluded house on the edge of an English village.
An American woman named Patricia Carroll (Powers) travels to London to marry her lover Alan Glentower (Kaufmann). Before their wedding ceremony, she visits Mrs. Trefoile (Bankhead), the mother of her deceased fiancé Stephen, who died in a car accident years ago. Trefoile resides in a secluded house on the outskirts of an English village.