Lady Amanda Golightly receives an invitation to spend Burns' Night with friends in Scotland. Although she is dismissive of the idea her chum Hugo is thrilled at the thought and persuades her to agree to the trip. With Beauchamp her long-suffering manservant and her friend Enid Tweedie the four head to Rumdrummond Castle for a 'wee break'. Before long however murder enters their lives once more and they begin to suspect some very dirty dealing is going on under the under the respectable veneer of castle life. Bagpipes haggis tartan and kilts all make their appearance as dastardly deeds are done amidst a snowy landscape.