 Austro-Hungarian countess Lili De Ternay, notorious for marrying older, wealthy men and her sly brother, Kurt arrive in London, seeking to exploit an English gentleman of means. With a copy of Burke s Peerage in tow, they manage an invitation to dinner at the Eaton Place. Lily assures Hazel that her father-in-law is an old friend, but in short order, James and Hazel see through her ruse and Kurt discovers that Richard is broke, the Southwold inheritance having gone to James and Elizabeth. Kurt sets his sights on a very rich Greenwich family, and Richard and Lili think it best to stop meeting -- a poignant parting of the ways as they have grown quite fond of each other.