- Cliona feels trapped on her native island, and desperately wants to seek her destiny in the city. She plots to get there through marriage or enticing a lover to escape, but conflicts and the forces of nature conspire against her.
- Set among the beaches and moors of Martha's Vineyard, "The Mistover Tale" tells the story of the frustrated and ambitious Cliona MacEgan, trapped by circumstance on the island. Her lover, Ned Luce, is forced into a shotgun marriage with the prim Tamsin Goodrich whose disapproving mother is equally horrified when her only son Henry returns to the island. While Henry has left behind a Wall Street career for a simpler island life, Cliona marries him, seeing him as her chance to escape to the city. This conflict and her ongoing affair with Ned sets off events that fulfills Cliona's tragic destiny.—Harry Tappan Heher
- The Mistover Tale tells the story of the frustrated and ambitious Cliona (Naomi Packard Dunn), whose great desire is to leave her native island for the city. When her handsome lover Ned (Kevin Rice) marries the prim Tamsin (Heidi Pulkkinen), Cliona feels betrayed. She turns to Tamsin's brother Henry (Harry Tappan Heher), who has recently returned to the island, having left a promising career in New York City. Cliona perceives him as her ticket out, while Henry sees her as the key to a simpler island life. They marry, horrifying his proper mother Mrs. Goodrich (Lee Fierro). As time passes Cliona and Henry realize their crossed intentions, and their marriage sours. Desperate, Cliona renews her affair with Ned, which catches the eye of handyman Redmond (Patrick Henaghan), setting off conflicts that impel them to escape. The Mistover Tale shows us how our own natures - and the natural forces around us - can determine our fates, and either destroy or transform us. This modern interpretation of Thomas Hardy's haunting novel "The Return Of The Native" was shot amid the pristine beaches and open heaths of Martha's Vineyard.—Harry Tappan Heher
- Stormy and passionate Cliona feels trapped on the island of her birth, and desperately wants to seek her destiny in the city. She plots to get there either through marriage or enticing her lover to escape, but conflicts and the forces of nature conspire against her.
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