Ladies at Play

Ann Martin, a spirited young woman, finds her substantial $6 million inheritance tethered to an archaic, restrictive clause: she must marry a man approved by her two notoriously fastidious spinster aunts. Their relentless disapproval of every suitor Ann presents pushes her to a desperate, if pragmatic, solution. She orchestrates a marriage of convenience with a shy hotel clerk, intending a swift divorce once the inheritance is secured. However, this cynical plan falters when the clerk, unexpectedly smitten, refuses to be a mere pawn. The plot thickens with the arrival of a second clerk, introduced by her well-meaning cousin, leaving Ann entangled in a complex romantic triangle. As Ann realizes genuine affection for the first clerk, her aunts remain unyielding. Driven to the brink, she resorts to an audacious, morally ambiguous scheme: hiring two professional charmers to strategically compromise her aunts, hoping scandal will force their hand and pave the way for her true love and her fortune.