After returning home from her service as a United States Army Signal Corps operator in the Great War, Arabella Stewart's goal, to save her family's resort, seems within reach as the summer season progresses. She and her business partner, look forward to re-establishing a successful championship golf tournament, once the signature event of the resort's year. Problems arise when one of the contestants clashes with more than one person. When he is found dead, the victim of a suspicious automobile crash, Bella once again helps Jax Hastings, the town constable and her childhood friend, investigate. As they pursue answers, Bella and Jax find several suspects who might have wanted to make the victim suffer for his lethal arrogance.