In which the crafty Mr Quilp, blissfully ignorant of the perils closing in upon him, receives a mysterious and alarming letter that stirs within him a tempest of rage and dark intentions, whilst the bleak, fog-ridden night envelops his solitary abode. Amidst the creeping mist and ominous stillness, Quilp’s bitter musings and final desperate fate unfold with chilling intensity by the river’s edge.