Dr Essie Rosenberg, retired, spends most of her time knitting for Charity. She has one vice, however, that of curiosity. She is highly inquisitive and is obsessed with the need to know everything that is happening in the town. Her training in diagnosing medical problems has worked to her advantage, that of problem solving. She has excelled in ferreting out evidence and clues that have convicted criminals and their misdemeanours. Her greatest fan is Detective Inspector Dickson who enjoys discussing previous and current cases with her. She suspects his excuse is the delicious chocolate cakes she bakes. ***** Wealthy Mrs Victoria Lansdowne has been killed under strange circumstances. Even stranger still are the deaths of her previous husbands. Their children are claiming their share of the inheritance. More pressing is just who killed her? Of all the children, who is the guilty one? How does Dr Essie solve the mystery?