Bold as brass, London milliner Dolly Wycliffe storms the hallowed halls of a private men's club seeking the counsel of up-and-coming barrister, Edmund Caruthers. She means to sue an English lord for the wrongful death of her father.
Unfortunately, Edmund can't help her. The coroner has ruled the death an accident and won't reopen the case without new evidence. Still, he finds Dolly utterly charming. Few questioned authority with such conviction. For a woman to do so was unthinkable.
Tenacious to a fault, Dolly finds irregularities in the investigation and Edmund changes his mind. He defies his family and social convention to negotiate a tidy sum for Dolly's family— which they will receive as long as they keep the out-of-court settlement a secret.
Dolly believes his lordship is head of a criminal conspiracy. Edmund is completely flummoxed as to why she would jeopardize her family's annuity by accusing his lordship of a crime.
As their mutual attraction grows stronger, Dolly and Edmund are aware more than her wide-brimmed hats keep them apart.