The play, set in a small hotel in the English
Lake District, recently acquired by newlyweds Robert and Olivia Chappell,
who one evening at the end of their first season, and with winter upon
them, are having a drink in front of a warm fire. Their cosy evening is
suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a lost hiker seeking shelter from
the snow storm outside. Unlike her husband, Olivia senses danger. Has
the stranger had anything to do with her own dark past involving a
stolen diamond and a dangerous ex-boyfriend looking for revenge? Another
male visitor soon appears and Olivia’s worst nightmare comes true. A
desperate fight for survival begins, shedding a very different light on
all those involved while ratcheting up the suspense until the very end.
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