An encounter in a hotel bar propels Wanda Atwater into circumstances which evade resolution. Even sobriety might not save the heiress. Stan Stanton, the latest husband, spends weeks away working for a company named Adelphi, unregistered, unknown, invisible except for the phone calls and packages he receives.

In Adelphi, loneliness leads to boredom, which sends Wanda into the arms of a younger man. That excuse aside, marriage does not fit Wanda's emotional makeup. Stan's sudden lack of work pushes things to an icy edge. His life heads downward, anger drives him to seek relief. Will Wanda survive? Will her marriage survive? Will Stan survive. How does the boyfriend fit into the conclusion?

In Adelphi, Duncan Hinkley chases his bone in the crime series Love Gone Murder. Motives of adultery, revenge, murder, deceit and desire lie within a world of cheaters from a gritty bar — The Cockney. Some players become suspects others victims. The obvious — most lack the concept of fidelity.