Luminary art-critic Jed & his wife Iris are divorcing. They're throwing a big bash at their country estate to celebrate their 'conscious uncoupling' - a civilised announcement to their friends that they are starting afresh.
The gangsters arrive to make their claim on Caroline. When they see the grandeur of Jed and Iris's home, they up their demands. The penniless Caroline must simultaneously oversee a magnificent soiree and avoid a violent end.