Within a few minutes of each other, two puzzling yet unconnected cases are presented to The Honourable Richard Rollison (aka 'The Toff'), with requests for help. The beautiful Isabel Cole's fianc#65533;e is accused of murder and she needs to save him from what seems an unjust fate, whilst Cedric Dwight is being pursued by a gang of murderous hoodlums. Both are urgent and complex cases and for a moment it seems that 'The Toff' will have to choose between them. There is absolutely no connection between the cases and yet ....