Stevens serves as a butler at Darlington Hall. He maintains a flawless household and is the embodiment of discretion: he would never utter a word about the strange occurrences in the manor. He dedicates his entire life to serving his master. He brusquely rebuffs the cautious advances of Miss Kenton, the housekeeper. For many years, he lives devotedly in his world, until one day the past catches up with him. This is a critical portrait of a society shaped by class and hierarchies, and a bittersweet love story, told by someone who has never questioned his position and who never even suspected that he loved.