Jemima MacKinnon knows about being jilted, she forms a social group of her own, known only as The Ladies - spurned "old maids" who embark on a delicious game of revenge against pompous aristocrats who have taken advantage of young ladies, ultimately casting them off for greener pastures. But when a new man is accused of despoiling a young woman, it turns out to be the same proud and powerful man Jemima had once long ago, aspired to attract. This gentleman she hopes to expose and ruin, however, is not only not what he appears to be, he is more than a match for Jemima.