A mathematician and author, Luke Williams, is travelling up to London on a train when he meets a old lady, Lavinia Fullerton, who is also going to London, to Scotland Yard. Lavinia tells Luke that in her small village several people have died. The local police are certain that it was all accidental and are taking no action but Lavinia isn't convinced. In London Luke watches, ho...。梅淑卿为了争取自由恋爱,摆脱封建大家庭,选择与江少文这个穷教师到小镇定居结婚。婚后五个子女在十二年内先后出生,儿女一多,经济便有了困难,终于两人都先后为儿女而过度辛劳,在极度贫困中死去,无法完成父母的责任。然而悲剧还未终结,彼时竟有人肉贩子看中他们的大女儿……。