A young woman named Prudence met a very handsome and successful lawyer, whose behavior intrigues her. She gladly accepts the invitation to visit his country house and get to know his family better, as she hopes to better understand the character of her admirer. At the estate, she meets his very eccentric relatives, but the head of this unusual family, her friend’s older brother, Ian Mulholland, nicknamed Ace, seemed irresistible to her at first glance.