It’s the Sipi Fair in Simla, the only time in the year that the Indian community is allowed onto the grounds of the Simla Club. Ralph conspires to get Aafrin on his side by granting him a highly sought after promotion, but Cynthia’s attempts to coerce Alice lead her to further distrust her brother. Sooni finds herself in serious trouble when she is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Stafford Armitage’s attempts to ignore his growing debts finally come to a head.