Arthur Langford an Englishman, is sent to speak to a Mr Joshua Dickinson in Amherst, on behalf of his bank to entice him to sell his property, but he soon discovers the secret to the haunting shadow.
Lord Pembroke, an earl from England, is forced to seek help from an estate belonging to a Baron Queiroz. Gradually, he begins to uncover the mystery of the family, the manor and wild beast attacking.
Carlos Luque, a Californian by birth, but Andalusian by descent. visits his ailing uncle of whom he has not seen in years. He discovers the secret behind the mystery of the death of his uncle's wife.