RomanticentanglementsarecomplicatedbyauniquesilvercowcreamerthatisdesiredbybothBertie’sUncleThomasandhisrival,JudgeSirWatkynBassett.SirWatkynpurchasesthecreamerbytellingtheshopkeeper,falsely,thatThomashadsenthim.Bertie’sAuntDahliaandfriend"Stiffy"Byngbothwanthimtostealthecreamerfordifferentreasons,butJudgeSirWatkynhasalreadysentencedhimonce(forstealingabobby’shelmet)andhedoesn’twanttogotojaileee