A whirlwind of activity surrounds the upcoming wedding of milliner Dolly Wycliffe to London barrister Edmund Caruthers. But their plans are interrupted when the rector of the parish church is murdered. Capable, independent Dolly is determined to find the assailant, until she becomes the prime suspect.

Edmund has made a reputation taking on difficult cases, but the rector's murder has him stumped. With Dolly behind bars and only a week left until their wedding day, he must leave no stone unturned to find the killer.