After his mother's death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly. When a city slicker comes to town and convinces Verena to market Dolly's locally-famous tonic, Dolly finally gets some backbone, refuses to divulge the formula, and heads for a tree house with Collin and Catherine, the loyal maid. Verena, who has most of the town in her pocket, sics the law on the renegades. Dolly, Catherine, and Collin find a supporter in a retired judge, Charlie Cool, who's attracted to Dolly. Will Verena's venom win out? And what about that city slicker? 　　译文(2): 母亲去世后，科林 · 芬威克和他父亲的堂兄弟们住在一起，他们是富有、贪婪、控制欲强的韦雷娜 · 塔尔博，还有她顺从、朴实的妹妹多莉。当一个城市滑头来到镇上，说服韦雷娜推销多莉当地著名的滋补品，多莉终于得到了一些骨气，拒绝泄露配方，并与科林和凯瑟琳，忠诚的女仆前往树屋。维丽娜，镇上大部分人都在她的掌控之中，她对这些叛徒采取了法律手段。多莉、凯瑟琳和科林找到了一位退休法官查理 · 库尔的支持者，他被多莉吸引。韦雷娜的毒液会胜出吗？那个城里人怎么样？