“So, you saw the description of the murder of Henry Rindburn, the impresario… That was what prompted my comment. The truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is also more dramatic. Think of this classic middle-class English family, the Oglanders. Father and mother, son and daughter, typical of thousands of families across the country. The men of the family go to the city every day; the women take care of the house. Their lives are extremely calm and completely monotonous. Last night they were sitting in their elegant middle-class living room in Daysmint, at their home in Streatham, playing bridge. Suddenly, without warning, the balcony door opens abruptly and a woman stumbles in, turning their peaceful life upside down. The disturbance she causes is unexpected and the consequences of her appearance will be decisive for all involved.”