An abandoned safe-box in a bank is opened to reveal a bundle of old letters, and priceless jewellery. Jane Willoughby is charged with discovering more about the mystery of the box's owner, the late Marguerite Wallace Pearson. Why did she never claim these most precious possessions? After arranging for the jewellery to be valued, Jane and Christie's auctioneer Phillip Lawton are thrown together in a quest to find out more about Marguerite's story. Intriguing, romantic mystery.