The famous writer Bernard travels to a small town nearby a lake to spend vacation out of season in the winter. He check in an old hotel owned by Enrico and his daughter Irma expecting to meet the maid Tilde, from whom he had a crush last time he visited the town. However, he discovers that Tilde has committed suicide and when he meets the local photographer, Bernard learns that she was pregnant. He becomes obsessed to find whether she really committed suicide and to guess what really happened. When Enrico's son Mario and his wife Adriana arrive at the hotel, Bernard has daydreams about the fate of Tilde. 　　译文(2): 著名作家伯纳德在冬天到湖边的一个小镇度过淡季。他住进了恩里科和女儿厄玛(Irma)开的一家老旅馆，希望能见到女佣蒂尔德(Tilde)。上次他来到这个小镇时，就是在蒂尔德面前迷上了她。然而，他发现蒂尔德自杀了，当他遇到当地的摄影师，伯纳德得知她怀孕了。他开始着迷于查明她是否真的自杀，并猜测到底发生了什么。当恩里科的儿子马里奥和他的妻子阿德里亚娜抵达酒店，伯纳德有关蒂尔德的命运白日梦。