Gregory Pollock is throwing a party, but it looks more sinister than friendly: everyone present has something to hide, everyone has good reasons not to like and fear Gregory. And while one pretends to be a hospitable host, and others pretend to be carefree guests, someone perfectly succeeds in the role of a killer... Policeman Frank Abbott was going to spend a serene vacation with relatives in the village. Not so: in the grove they saw a man dragging the corpse of a girl in whose ear there was a diamond earring in the form of a ring. In addition, the only witness is clearly not telling something. Miss Silver has to take this matter into her tenacious hands and gradually unravel the tangled tangle of mysterious events...