Wheelchair-bound Mrs Bramson rules her remote Essex bungalow like a tyrant. A stranger arrives: the enigmatic Danny...Wheelchair-bound Mrs Bramson rules her remote Essex bungalow like a tyrant. A stranger arrives: the enigmatic Danny, who gradually insinuates himself into the household's affections with style and skill. But why does he keep whistling that haunting tune, and what is the mystery that he keeps hidden away in his secret hat-box? Why is a police officer calling? And what will happen when Danny and Mrs Bramson are along together in the house at night?