Georgie accompanies her actress mother to America, where a quick divorce in Reno is meant to clear the way for another marriage. During the Atlantic crossing, a film producer recruits Georgie’s mother for a Hollywood picture, while Darcy pursues a jewel thief among the same wealthy passengers.
The party moves to the producer’s California estate, where romantic rivalries and stolen jewels are followed by murder. Georgie and Darcy must untangle the film company’s private arrangements and identify who killed the mogul before the crime is concealed behind studio publicity.