Dotty Sayers, a young military widow working at an auction house in the Cotswolds, discovers a dead soldier with multiple identities after a Remembrance parade. Tasked with appraising objects from the victim’s house, Dotty uncovers numerous personas but finds herself caring for a suspect’s cat, prompting her to question the suspect’s guilt. Determined to find the real culprit and clear an innocent man, Dotty navigates through the mystery, risking her own safety.