Rena inherits a company that imports herring. She tries to enter high society by pretending to be an aristocrat. But in doing so, she repeatedly falls victim to prospective suitors who want to get their hands on her fortune. When Rena realizes what is happening, the fun begins...

Something changes in the relationship of Achilleas and Anna when she starts to dream vividly and insists on relating her dreams to her husband. He is a barrister in the middle of an important murder trial and his temper becomes frayed with Anna's seeming indifference and involvement and preoccupation with her dream world.