Mona Moon is checking last minute details for her Kentucky Derby breakfast the day before the big race. The entire Mooncrest Farm is aflutter with excitement and gaiety for the upcoming event. Celebrities, politicians, and prominent citizens are coming to enjoy country ham and biscuits alongside Southern favorites and to dish the latest gossip. Mona's anticipation is dashed when she receives a call from Dexter Deatherage that her surprise guest of honor won't be coming. He has been murdered!