It's 1931. Nothing much has gone right for Jack since he graduated last year. His career has failed to take off, his fianc e has ditched him for someone with better prospects and now he's received an invitation to their wedding. He dreads going to the wedding alone, surrounded by his high-achieving friends, so when he meets a beautiful girl who offers to accompany him he jumps at the chance. But by accepting her invitation he finds himself drawn into a world of intrigue and murder.