
A girl named Rachael Newman has developed a taste for murder and will stop at nothing to become a college professor's assistant.

Shirley is a 42-year-old bored Liverpudlian housewife who takes a holiday trip to Greece and meets a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point that her husband doesn't even recognize her.

In the midst of a divorce from her controlling spouse, Alexandra moves back into her vacant family home where sudden strange events draw new light on an old family tragedy, leading her to question her own memories about her past.