 Upper-crusted Audrey fforbes-Hamilton shows proper decorum at the funeral of her husband, late Lord of the Manor. But afterward she lets her hair down to her friend Marjory and reveals she isn t all that broken up, and is looking forward to running the place herself. But she soon discovers that the estate must be sold to pay off debts. Rallying family members, she makes an attempt to buy back the Manor during an auction.