Aunt Bessie tries to help her friends. After Grace Watterson’s baby shower, Elizabeth Cubbon, known as Bessie to nearly everyone, gets stopped by one of the party guests. Lora White is worried that someone is trying to kill her. Aunt Bessie tries to persuade Lora to talk to the police. The problem is, Lora isn’t sure whether someone is trying to kill her or not. After hearing Lora’s story, Bessie isn’t certain, either. Besides, Lora doesn’t want to get any of her friends or family members into any trouble. Aunt Bessie tries to work out who might be trying to hurt Lora. She talks to the woman’s family members and neighbours, but quickly finds herself being drawn more and more deeply into Lora’s life. Can Bessie help Lora work out what’s happening? Is someone truly trying to kill Lora, or does the woman simply have an overactive imagination? Is it possible that Lora is creating the incidents herself for some reason? Will Bessie be sorry that she tried to help?