A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to
enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of s
moke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion. One smoke column is the result of
an overnight fire that has damaged the master's outbuildings. The second column
rises from the wooded edge of the village, sent up by newcomers to announce the
ir presence. In the minds of the wary villagers a mere coincidence of events app
ears to be unlikely, with violent confrontation looming as the unavoidable outco
me. Meanwhile, another newcomer has recently been spotted taking careful notes a
nd making drawings of the land. It is his presence more than any other that will
threaten the village's entire way of life..
