Michael violently lashes out against Greta, blaming her for the predicament, and murders her in the swimming pool. Michael and Greta's plans of a lavish life together are swiftly interrupted, however, when they receive an envelope postmarked from New York City-sent by Andrew-containing date-stamped photographs of them together long before Michael had met Ellie, serving as evidence of their conspiracy. Upon entering, he and Greta embrace romantically, and begin to have sex-it is revealed the two lovers had conspired all along, preying on Ellie to take her estate: Greta killed her by lacing her allergy medicine with cyanide and bee venom, which stopped her heart. Upon returning to Gypsy's Acre from the United States, Michael witnesses an apparition of Ellie as he approaches the house. Santonix, meanwhile, dies after a protracted battle with cancer. After the inquest, Andrew notifies Michael that Ellie made him the sole beneficiary of her estate, and urges Michael to travel to the United States to tend to Ellie's business dealings there. Police attempt to track Miss Townsend but are unable to locate her. An autopsy suggests she died of unexpected cardiac arrest, but Michael contests this during the inquest, believing there may be foul play. Her body is subsequently found in the woods on Gypsy's Acre. While Michael attends an auction in the city, Ellie goes missing while out riding her horse.
At the house, Ellie becomes unnerved when she notices Miss Townsend staring at the home from the fields below for hours at a time. Frank and the other family members approach Greta with similar scepticism, and wish to distance her from Ellie. Ellie is welcoming of her presence, but Michael dislikes her. The couple subsequently purchases a local antique shop to operate.Īs construction of the home begins, Greta arrives, announcing she has taken a secretary job in London and begins to slowly infiltrate the couple's new life together. The family's attorney, whom Ellie lovingly refers to as "Uncle" Andrew swiftly attempts to buy Michael off, but he declines, insisting he and Ellie are in love. Ellie attempts to keep the marriage secret, as she fears her stepmother, Cora, and other family members may attempt to bribe Michael to divorce her based on his lower social class, but the union quickly makes international headlines. Though initially angered by her deceit, Michael eventually relents, and he and Ellie marry in Wales. Furthermore, she reveals she has purchased Gypsy's Acre. She also reveals that, while visiting Italy, she was able to arrange a meeting with Santonix about building Michael's dream home. He confronts her about this when she returns to England, but she explains she did not want to tell him as she thought it would dissuade him from pursuing her. In Ellie's absence, Michael learns that she is in fact an exorbitantly wealthy heiress, and one of the richest young women in the world. Ellie leaves England and embarks on the remainder of her trip through Switzerland and Italy with Greta, her German language tutor who has taken on the role of a personal assistant. While exploring the property, the two encounter Miss Townsend, a mysterious old woman who tells Michael that Gypsy's Acre is for sale, but that it is a cursed land. While photographing Gypsy's Acre, Michael meets Ellie Thomsen, a young American visiting England, who is quickly taken by Michael's fantastical nature.
Michael fantasizes about one day building a new home on the plot of land and aims to one day have Santonix, a famed Italian architect whom he met through a client, design the home. Through his travels as a chauffeur, he discovers a spot along the Devon coast known as Gypsy's Acre, where a dilapidated Victorian mansion sits. Though from a working class background, Michael aspires to a life of luxury and is obsessed with the fine arts. Michael Rogers is a wistful and aimless young aspiring photographer working as a chauffeur and living with his mother in London.
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