Welcome to the world of Shantell O'Doherty. Bubbly yet commanding, Shantell dreams of being a poet and novelist. Of course, this will take some organising, so in the meantime she does what anyone in her position would do - she becomes a female undertaker. But when her advertising slogan 'Don't let men put you down' yields her first client, she discovers there is more to the undertaking business than she had anticipated.