When Miss Julia's regular doctor goes on vacation, leaving a replacement in his stead, she is immediately concerned. Nonetheless, she invites the charming Dr. Don Crawford, and his painfully shy wife, Lauren, to dinner. While Miss Julia and Sam both note Lauren's obvious lack of social skills, it's her friends Hazel Marie and Binkie that pick up on some of Dr. Crawford's less palatable qualities. Yet in this 20th outing (after Miss Julia Raises the Roof), there is just something disturbing she can't place about the Crawfords, and she won't rest until she gets to the bottom of it.