This time, Ellie Haskell, the tireless detective from Merlin Court, faces a difficult test. Suddenly, her beloved parent, whom she had not seen for many years, fell on her head. Yes, not alone, but in the company of his beautiful beloved - the incomparable Harriet. True, this lady, or rather her ashes, rests in an ugly clay pot, which old Morley does not part with for a minute.

And after dad, suspicious personalities of all stripes flock to Merlin Court. And they all want Harriet. Or the vessel in which she lives...

And new secrets swirled over Merlin Court. Ellie needs to keep up everywhere: to console her beloved daddy, and make sure that the kleptomaniac aunt doesn’t rob her, and, of course, find out who this mysterious Harriet really is and what is stored in the ugly pot. And what kind of people are snooping around her cozy home, trying to get inside.