This contemporary erotic thriller is set in a small village in Kent, England. To help pay the bills Elizabeth and Peter, a young couple, reluctantly take in a lodger. William, a retired widower who seems harmless enough. Elizabeth soon discovers that William has a fascination with the Marquis de Sade. Bored with the routine of village life, Elizabeth is curious, and after reading Sade's philosophy asks William to give her further instruction in the Libertine Lifestyle. This leads to Elizabeth and Peter's involvement in William's group of Sade enthusiasts. Soon the cult begins to controls...