For more than twenty years, William Dorrit has been imprisoned in a debtor’s prison. Arthur Clennam takes a hot interest in the fate of the Dorrit family; he is sympathetic toward the imprisoned man’s daughter, Emme. He manages to secure William’s release. Unexpectedly, it turns out that Dorrit possesses a huge inheritance. Having become rich, the Dorrits quickly forget gratitude. But not Emme Dorrit…