简介：InRye,NewYork,wealthyWalterCraigloveshiswifeHarriet--anddoesn'tknowthatshemarriedhimsolelyforindependence,believingthatromanticloveonlycomplicatesmarriage.Shefocusesallofherenergiesonensuringthattheirhomeismaintainedtoherstandards,whereeverythinghasitsproperplace--andeveryonehastheirs,whichleadstothehouseholddomestics,whodowhatthey'retoldnomatterwhat,harborgreatcontemptforherundertheirsurfaceobedience.ToHarriet,Walterispurelyameanstotheendofthatperfecthome.Walterdoesn'trealizethatHarriet,asisherway,hasisolatedthemintheirhome;hisfriendsaredistancingthemselvesfromhimbecausetheydon'twanttodealwithher.Besidesthedomestics,theonlypersonallowedinthehouseisWalter'smaternalAuntEllen,wholiveswiththemandtriestoprotecthimagainstHarrietwhilehebelievesthatheistakingcareofher.Harrietwantstheneighbors'respectandimaginestheperfectionbehindtheirlockeddoors.AseriesofeventswithherhospitalizedsisterinAlbany,hersister'snieceEthelLandreth,andWalter'stroubledfriendFergusPassmoreleadstoHarrietgettingwhatsheoutwardlywantswithoutrealizingthatitmightnotbewhatshereallywantsuntilit'stoolate.…