Erään rikoksen varjo

In the secluded valley of Wythburn, life moves to the rhythm of shepherds and the slow creak of that ancient Roman stone bridge spanning the mist‑filled pond. The town’s low‑arched roofs and thick walls shelter a community steeped in old songs, whispered legends, and the distant hum of ships on the Solway. Travelers are rare, and the only news arrives on the hooves of a wandering merchant or the gossip of a lone peddler, keeping the villagers tightly bound to their own world.

Among the inhabitants, the Ray family stands out. Angus, a towering man who built his fortune from the flocks that dot the hills, now faces the quiet decline of age, while his daughter Mary—soft‑spoken, music‑loving, and the sole companion to her ailing father—holds the household together. As the shadows lengthen over the valley, an unsettling tension stirs, hinting that a hidden wrongdoing may soon disturb the fragile peace of this remote community.