Weekly races at the famous Newmarket racecourse were not only a pleasant pastime for Garry Lester, but also an excellent way to get rid of society matrons looking for grooms for their daughters, at least for a while. But fate is preparing an unexpected test for the convinced bachelor: will he be able to resist the charming widow Lucinda Babbacum, who went to inspect her hotels and was almost attacked by robbers? Or maybe not robbers at all, but those who, for some unknown reason, plot against a rich widow...