Thanks to Deborah's machinations, Abigail, who was working to prove Aldous's innocence in the case of Aisha's murder, is arrested by the Royal Military Police. With a trial close at hand, Abigail's enemies prepare to use shady tactics to take her down, and a fate mirroring Scarlett's ten years ago looms over the duchess. But all is not lost-- for the women Abigail saved are ready to do whatever it takes to rescue their benefactor. After all, in the hands of the cunning, beauty is its own weapon...