Fleeing from the twin horrors of prospective marriage and the baleful Aunt Agatha, Bertie sails to New York with Jeeves, where he hopes to lie low but instead he is charged with minding the ultra-shy mother's boy Wilmot, son of Lady Malvern, and showing him the high life. Oddly enough Wilmot takes only too well to the night-spots of Manhattan, wearing Bertie out in the process. Tuppy Glossop also arrives, to talk about car exportation with wealthy businessman Mr. Stoker. Unfortunately Tupper's business plan is nowhere near as lofty as it should be.

为了逃避即将结婚的双重恐惧和恶毒的阿加莎阿姨，伯蒂和吉夫斯一起前往纽约。他希望能在那里低调行事，但他却要照顾吉夫斯的儿子威尔默特，也就是莫文夫人的儿子，并向他展示上流社会的生活。奇怪的是，威尔默特在曼哈顿的夜生活中表现得太好了，还穿着伯蒂外出。Tuppy Glossop也来到，与富有的商人斯托克先生谈论汽车出口。不幸的是，Tupper的商业计划远没有达到它应有的高度。