Based on true facts ,a news item which was widely talked about in the nineteenth century ,this is the story of a wife who might have poisoned her husband . This woman dreamed of a romantic wedding ,and it was a money match;her parents were probably broke posh people -they briefly appear . Her husband is no Prince Charming ,he is closer to the Beast of the fairy tale.And his mother ,an over possessive shrew ,is a mom-in-law you would not meet even in your worst nightmares .She even practices black magic,invoking the Devil before the fireplace .