content: She married Sir Charles Lyle, a British aristocrat fallen on hard times. During the London social season, she was ostracized due to her American accent and nouveau riche demeanor. After discovering her husband's affair with a maid, she planned a scandalous confrontation, but the excessive use of sleeping pills turned the scandal into a criminal investigation. During the divorce, she negotiated shares in a South African gold mine in exchange for preserving the aristocratic dignity.