Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.

三个关于谋杀和超自然现象的故事。

罗伯特和凯瑟琳威尔逊夫妇生活在伦敦，凯瑟琳是一个无聊的家庭主妇，罗伯特是一个单位的记账员。第二次世界大战的爆发彻底改变了他们，夫妇二人相继加入皇家海军为国效力。 在战争中他们变得坚强和更加自信，但在情感上也出现了问题. 随着时间的推移在休假相聚的日子里，他们相互感到对方很陌生话不投机，几乎到了离婚的边缘…