Tabitha recently arrived from Detroit to visit her French grandfather, who lives in Paris. Post-war Paris is a city of history, romance, stunning architecture and... food. Thanks to her friend Julia, Tabitha learns to cook authentic French dishes. Everything goes great until one cold December day when they return to Julia's house and learn that the body of a young woman has been found in the basement. The murder weapon found nearby is a knife from Julia's kitchen. The friends are even more shocked when they find out that in the victim’s pocket there is a note written in the hand of... Tabitha. Now finding the killer is a matter of honor, and Tabitha plunges headlong into the investigation. A chain of evidence leads her to the theater wardrobe. And soon the girl finds herself in mortal danger! Why is the killer hunting her? And what secret is associated with an ordinary theatrical wardrobe?