Exploring famous trials of the past was the job Liz took after the death of her husband. In search of genuine atmosphere she travelled to the village of Lessmere where the ancient Jacobean building, Southarn Folly, still stood. There in one night of extraordinary love, and subsequent tragedy, Liz found fulfillment. She met the ghost of handsome Lord Southarn hanged in 1755; also she met Elizabeth Pentelow, the spinsterish cousin whose profound courage enabled her to survive the catastrophic events which befell the Southarn family.