When Gussie Fink-Nottle, after a convivial evening with "Catsmeat" Pinbright, is sentenced to 14 days for wading in the fountain at Trafalgar Square, Bertie Wooster sees the red light. For Gussie is an expected guest at Deverill Hall, and clearly his enforced absence will give rise to immediate inquiries. Bertie's attempts to help his friend cause further entanglement which only Jeeves can unravel.