Bovey Tracey is in Torquay staying at The Hamlet Inn where he hopes to enjoy a peaceful weekend.Also enjoying their stay are a group of senior singers from Streatham an Elvis impersonator his deluded wife a part time photographer and a couple of misunderstood men; just the usual crowd at The Hamlet Inn.Whilst pouring himself a pomegranate juice in the breakfast room Bovey overhears two guests conjuring up a plan to steal what they think is a valuable music box from the hotel.Bovey puts down his trusted author's fountain pen and steps into action to catch these two reprobates.That evening after complimentary drinks the guests experience a power cut and the hotel is thrown into mayhem.Will Bovey Tracey divert this act of sabotage and stop the robbery?