The wedding plans are giving Katherine fits and she takes a short trip to visit her friend, who has a shop called Herbal Haven. There she meets Joyce's partner Brenda. Brenda is a micro-manager to the extreme and Kathrine suggests her friend buy the woman out. Joyce thinks this is a good idea but finding a loan seems impossible. Lars, Katherine's soon to be husband steps in. He often loans struggling businesses a hand. The day of the wedding arrives and Katherine wonders where Joyce is. At the reception, her worries drive her to a phone call. Brenda, the micro-manager is dead and Joyce is the main suspect. Katherine must act. A friend is in trouble and she leaves the reception and drives to Vermont. Lars follows her and they are soon involved not only in who killed Brenda but in discovering just what Brenda has added to what Herbal Haven sells.