The Evil Guest Section 3

In which the troubled household is rent by suspicion and sharp recriminations, as Marston abruptly resolves to dismiss Mademoiselle de Barras amidst bitter accusations and sorrowful farewells, while the sombre shadow of his wrath darkens the estate and unsettles its inhabitants. Meanwhile, the arrival of a kindly clergyman and the presence of Sir Wynston Berkley, with his cool and inscrutable demeanour, weave a complex web of restraint and concealed designs beneath the calm surface of domestic unease.