When Louisa Lowe rang the bell one September evening in 1870, her landlady's unease found its way onto a medical certificate, and within days Louisa was in a carriage bound for Brislington Proprietary Mad-house near Bristol, beginning three years of locked doors, suppressed letters, and a system with every financial reason to keep her exactly where she was.

A relaxing cozy crime true story told slowly for sleep, quiet listening.