Following the tumultuous few months of courtship, Yvonne and Ricard settle in to enjoy their honeymoon in the English New Forest, when an unexpected phone call sends them into a tailspin and drags them and his parents back to their farm in France, where they are greeted by the police to find things are not as they’d left them.How much of what is revealed to the police during their investigations is true? And where are the red herrings leading everyone?During the inquiries which continue during the ensuing weeks, insights into the personal lives of the characters are opened up; while adapting to her new role as wife and step-mother, Yvonne begins to discover some truths that throw her off course, making her doubt everything she has known and come to love about Ricard; Ricard discovers events he never knew about his parents and tries to overcome his constant jealous streak which has plagued their relationship for years and his and Yvonne’s from the time they first met.