Only days away from her wedding to Deputy Sheriff Dwight Bryant, Judge Deborah Knott has more than enough worries to keep her busy. With her sisters-in-law dissecting every detail of the ceremony, her brothers making book on whether her very pregnant matron of honour will be in the church or in labour, her house torn up by carpenters and plumbers, and Dwight's young son expected for Christmas, Deborah doesn't need a murder on her wedding plate as well - but that's exactly what she gets.