Veronica found out about the true social status of the current fiancé only after the engagement, literally on the threshold of his estate, which, in terms of the size and splendor of the rooms, could even compete with Buckingham Palace. John was terribly afraid to be recognized as a beloved member of the upper class of the English aristocracy, while Veronica considered one of John's main advantages to be his humble origin. And he turned out to be nothing less than the hereditary Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne. Compared to his untold wealth, even Veronica's beloved stepfather, the Russian oligarch Vasily Polzunov, looks like a petty shopkeeper. But Veronica cannot get married calmly and without incident. An acquaintance of the family, Charlotte Greystock, is killed on the estate, and the pistol from which the old woman was shot is found by the police in the purse of Julia, the mother of the bride. Who would doubt that on the shores of foggy Albion, the Polzunovs will again find themselves in the thick of criminal passions? ..