Bess and Mabel's hometown is crawling with secretsand these ladies hold the keys to them all. Gathering every week over tea to share their commodity of secrets with each other, nobody is safe from their venomous, wagging tongues. Not even little Bobby Black. To say that they've made their share of enemies is an understatement. So, it's no surprise when, at one of their infamous afternoon teas, Mabel drops dead in front of Bess. Now it's up to Bess to discover the murderer's identitybefore she becomes the next victim.