Mike Rogers, a young and handsome chauffeur, falls in love with American heiress Ellie Goodman. The two marry in secret and decide to build their home at Gypsy's Acre, a rural beauty spot, despite the latter being the subject of an alleged gypsy's curse. Ellie's family are outraged when they learn of her marriage, but interfering relatives are only the beginning of the couple's problems. It is not long before tragedy strikes, changing several lives and even putting Miss Marple herself at risk.