Having succumbed to her eldest daughter's pleas for a London Season, Lady Priscilla arrives in town - all her children in tow - and wonders if remaining in rural Stonehall-on-Sea mightn't have been a better idea. Her regrets are borne out when she learns of three suspicious deaths among the servants employed in the Bedford Square homes...and a fourth follows. But this time, the victim is a gentleman - and murder is confirmed.