Sheltering from the 1918 Spanish Flu at their seaside estate, a Progressive journalist  and his socialite wife take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook. But when the plague descends on the posh island, the family and staff find themselves cut off from society and, like castaways, struggling to survive. The new cook sees an opportunity to rouse his fellow staff to re-think...

　　影片讲述了新奥尔良众议员科林·普莱斯的职业生涯因性丑闻被中断后，直面混乱人生的故事。