Agatha Christie, Dorothy A. Sayers, Gladys Mitchell - the three grand dames of the golden age of the English detective story, the founder of the legendary Detective Club. Gladys Mitchell remained in the shadow of her famous contemporaries for a long time. However, today her books about the investigations of the eccentric Mrs. Bradley are experiencing a rebirth. Many of them were filmed by the BBC.

The young maid Meg, who had recently worked in the vicarage, was killed. And soon her little son disappeared without a trace. But who needed to get rid of her? Who kidnapped her child and why? The police are at a loss, and then Mrs. Bradley joins the investigation. She puts forward an assumption: Meg's murder is connected with the mysterious disappearance of a local beautiful actress...