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Sir John Cumberland, the Queen's representative in the Caribbean colony of Dominica discovers to his trepidation that a careless, casual encounter with Dorothy, a maid on his domestic staff, results in her pregnancy. His high office and delicate family situation compel him to seek advice from his confidant, the Government Secretary, Ronald, who plans an elaborate cover-up to avert a potential scandal. Their plan, which involves Dorothy’s living-in boyfriend Emanuel, backfires when she was forced to reveal her child's true paternity. The unravelling of the cover-up leads Ronald to reveal the secret to the Chief Minister, Kelvin, who seizes the opportunity to discredit his proverbial 'thorn in the flesh', Sir John Cumberland. They connive to expose the secret and create the scandal. Ronald, of course, could not resist the Chief Minister’s promise to elevate him to the position of His Honor the Administrator when Sir John would be recalled to England.