Badgers Drift is a quiet English village where everyone's favorite old lady, Miss Emily Simpson, lived. However, a peaceful walk through the nearby forest unexpectedly became the last of her life. From the point of view of the local doctor, Miss Simpson's death looks quite natural, but her friend Lucy Bellringer is not so sure. She manages to convince Chief Inspector Barnaby, who at first also did not take her suspicions seriously, to investigate. This is what reveals life in Badgers Drift from a completely unexpected side. And the second terrible murder finally forces Barnaby to gather his strength and rush in search of the criminal...