Four sisters reluctantly return home to the country to visit there ailing, embittered father over Christmas. Their father believes that his current wife has tried to poison him, but Dr. Lindsay, the local physician, and the sisters disagree. Then a storm causes the roads to be flooded and the telephone lines to not work. Soon it becomes clear that someone wants to kill the family, as well, when one of them is found murdered. One sister then tries to run through the woods one day to reach Sheriff Nolan for help. But she has her own encounter, as she sees someone chasing her while dressed in a large poncho carrying the pitchfork. She returns home, only to discover more murders. The prime suspect becomes father's wife, but was it someone else?

1871年，19岁的同治皇帝意外驾崩，同治皇帝无嗣，大清国的皇位继承问题成为一个巨大的悬念。重重考量之下，4岁的载湉（光绪皇帝）被推上了皇位。这幕后的操控者就是慈禧太后。为了牢牢控制大清权力、延续垂帘听政，慈禧不惜采用种种非常手段。后宫矛盾最终激化了前朝权力斗争。围绕皇权，母子周围出现了帝党和后党两大利益集团。帝后两党的对抗不仅导致了母子关系的恶化，也使得光绪推行的维新变法惨遭夭折。

1871年，19岁的同治皇帝意外驾崩，同治皇帝无嗣，大清国的皇位继承问题成为一个巨大的悬念。重重考量之下，4岁的载湉（光绪皇帝）被推上了皇位。这幕后的操控者就是慈禧太后。为了牢牢控制大清权力、延续垂帘听政，慈禧不惜采用种种非常手段。后宫矛盾最终激化了前朝权力斗争。围绕皇权，母子周围出现了帝党和后党两大利益集团。帝后两党的对抗不仅导致了母子关系的恶化，也使得光绪推行的维新变法惨遭夭折。

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