It is April 1953. When a pet cat is found dead in a hotel garden, everyone is sure it was an accident. However, when later that day a guest drops dead, hidden relationships, old grudges, and mysterious connections to the circus surface as the guests try to make sense of it all. Are the two deaths connected? Why would anyone kill a cat? And what does the cryptic note left on the dead body mean? From the gossiping maid to the eccentric old lady, join this colourful cast of characters as they figure out whodunnit.