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1957. Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way as the United Kingdom must adjust to having neither an empire nor a set place in postwar Europe. As she travels the world to try and build bridges, the Queen is advised by the "men in moustaches," her father's old courtiers. When two bodies turn up, horribly murdered, the Queen finds herself unwillingly used as the alibi for somebody very close to her. Elizabeth knows she needs support from someone clever, discreet, and loyal, someone she can trust. Then she meets ex-Bletchley Park code breaker, Joan McGraw, and their investigation into the murders begins in earnest.