A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
Keywords: 1910s , adulterous-wife , agitator , chef , class-conflict , crusading-reporter , cuckolded-husband , food-shortage , fraud , home-intrusion , homme-fatale , impersonation-fraud , influenza , isolated-island , master-servant-relationship , pandemic , quarantine , rebellious-servant , revenge , revolt , seducer , social-elite , social-inequality , spanish-flu , vegetarian , con-man , dark-comedy , grifter