The fake diamondin Dilys Holland's engagement ring implies that all is not well in hermarriage, and the Holland family matriarch, Sybil, calls on Bea Abbot for help. Bea soon discovers that Dilys and her little girl live in fear of her abusivehusband, a man called Benton with whom Bea has already clashed.Benton wants Bea to rescue the ailing fortunes of his company, part of theHolland empire, and has no scruples about trying violence on her too when sheturns him down. To make matters worse, Bea's Member of Parliament son has tiedboth his fortune and his marriage to Benton's future and is desperate for Beato rescue him. Then Dilys tries to commit suicide . . . or does she?