A middle-aged Chicago housewife and a British valet unite to avenge the death of the man they mutually treasured. As these mismatched misfits carry out their plan, they journey from the heart of the Midwest to the U.K. countryside and back again in a memorable adventure...

Grace Beasley was living the life she thought she wanted. Married to a modestly successful lawyer, Max, she began and ended every day the same way. She had created a safe and loving home, raised two children, and never expected anything to change. But one morning, her life comes to a screeching halt when Max announces he is leaving her because he is getting older and misses the excitement of life.

Frightened and alone for the first time in 25 years, Grace's only salvation is the concert ticket she recently won promising her a front row seat to see her favorite pop singer, the flirtatious and romantically handsome Victor Fox. But life deals her yet another devastating blow when she learns that her beloved Victor has become the most recent victim of the serial murderer, "The Crossbow Killer".

Defying the warnings of her concerned family, Grace packs her bags and travels to England so that she can attend Victor's funeral in his hometown. Upon arriving, she stumbles upon a very big secret: Victor's valet, Dirk Simpson, was his lover. Rather than comfort Dirk in his time of misery, Victor's family desperately tries to hide him and his relationship with Victor from the public.

In spite of his aversion to frumpy middleclass housewives, Dirk finds himself charmed by Grace's warm and loving manner and together the unlikely soul mates give each other the courage to embark on a madcap adventure. Charged with their new adventurous spirit, Grace and Dirk's next stop is Chicago, where they brave the evil night streets to seek out the murderer who stole their cherished Victor.