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The aging Caskeys enjoy extraordinary wealth and fill their days with parties and lavish entertainments. Yet their comfortable routines cannot erase the past, and a dark presence gathering over Perdido and its rivers brings the family toward a final reckoning.

After a devastating flood, the residents of Perdido discover and rescue the mysterious Elinor Dammert from an abandoned hotel. Her arrival brings her into the powerful Caskey family’s orbit and begins a struggle that unsettles the town’s established order.

Already powerful in Perdido, the Caskeys acquire wealth beyond their expectations, but success brings new costs. Ambition hardens family relationships while one woman confronts a troubling connection to the dark river that calls her away from an ordinary future.

In 1928, the Caskey family remains divided by the struggle between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor. Economic decline and strained relationships deepen their troubles as a sinister presence waits within the household for another victim.

Plans for a levee promise protection to flood-damaged Perdido, but disappearances and strange river currents disrupt the work. Within the Caskey family, Mary-Love continues her campaign against Elinor, turning their struggle for influence into a source of irreversible consequences.

As the Second World War creates upheaval beyond Perdido, Elinor Caskey continues using her mysterious powers to shape the town. Her efforts to secure the family’s prosperity bind its fortunes to the influence she holds over those around her.