A scheming trio sets up a fraudulent health farm in the quiet Worcester village of Rudge-in-the-Vale, intent on orchestrating a fake burglary to swindle the wealthy but stingy Squire of Rudge Hall. Their plans grow increasingly tangled when knockout drops are served and a longstanding feud between a peppery Colonel and the Squire threatens to derail the con. Wodehouse's comic chaos unfolds as the young and hopeful vie against the schemes of the village's most cunning residents.
