Chapin Waring is the worst thing that ever happened to Alwych, Connecticut. She was a well turned-out debutante from one of the richest families in Alwych until thirty years ago when the young debutante was revealed to a bank robber and a murderer. So when Chapin turns up dead, it's baffling. To learn why she died, Gregor Demarkian is brought in to finally solve the mystery.