Warned by the police not to leave Vanmoor, Ruth's sleuthing instincts take over as the mysteries pile up. The discovery of the artist's car in an abandoned tunnel paints a grim picture, but a shocking twist emerges - the body in the driver's seat is a stranger. Tension in the village thickens like clotted cream, death lurks behind every painted smile, and with the stakes rising quicker than the bistro's pastries, can Ruth unravel the mystery before it's too late, or has she bitten off more than she can chew?