This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

Philo Vance investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.