A tragic sapphic love story with a gothic horror heart, set in Victorian Montrose, Scotland. Constance, a struggling actress, is content to remain a shadow in the life of a well-known socialite—until one final humiliation pushes her too far. As class, love, and rage entwine, Constance manages to transform every disadvantage into a strength—but in the end, must decide whether the world is truly as cruel to her as she has been taught to be to herself.