Los Angeles freelance writer Jaine Austen accompanies her friend Neiman Marcus shoe guru Lance to the Beverly Hills estate of 'Marvellous Marv, the Mattress King' as the man's wife is his best customer. However, Bunny is nasty to everyone including Jaine, but soon after sipping her martini she falls to the ground dead. Someone put cyanide in Bunny's martini. Since the queen of mean was universally loathed, there are plenty of suspects. However, the Beverly Hills police hone in on Lance who has an additional motive - he inherits the victim's Maserati. Jaine knows Lance would not kill a major customer so having success in solving homicides before; she investigates and finds several viable suspects amidst the extended family members.