William Monk would normally hesitate to get involved in marriage cases. However, back from his honeymoon with his new wife, Hester, he has a newfound compassion for the groom, Lucius, and he cannot help to become involved in this one: Miriam Gardiner, the fiancée of a rich heir, has disappeared leaving behind only an empty car and a dead driver. Miriam eventually reappears, but will she tell what happened seeing that she is the primary suspect of the crime? Description in Spanish: William Monk no suele aceptar casos de derecho matrimonial. Sin embrago, de vuelta de su luna de miel con su nueva esposa, Hester, no puede evitar involucrarse en la resolución de uno de ellos:Miriam Gardiner, la prometida de un rico heredero, ha desaparecido dejando detrás un carruaje vacío y el cadáver del conductor del mismo.Miriam reaparece, pero se niega a relatar lo ocurrido pese a ser considerada la principal sospechosa del crimen.