Theo is mingling with the cream of Charleston society at the engagement soiree of the season. But as they eagerly await the dazzling young couple s arrival the groom meets with a freak accident. The exquisite wedding ring a family heirloom from the crown of Marie Antoinette is mysteriously missing. Theodosia suspects that trouble is brewing. But when she goes to the authorities, they treat her like she s been reading tea leaves and that s the surest way to put Theodosia s kettle on the boil