Ms. Van Scoy is of Dutch-English descent. She dresses in designer suits, always with a corsage of fresh flowers pinned to her jacket. She takes an immediate dislike to you, treating you with condescension and disdain. Fluent in six languages, she has worked at Manor House for ten years. She is Farnsworth’s second-in-command and the butler’s trusted assistant. She makes all the public announcements concerning the day’s activities at the manor. If a servant is let go, she’s the one who calls the person in and relays word of the termination. She may be in love with Farnsworth and plan to marry him, but this is not clear, for she may be secretly involved with the chef. In any case, professionally at least, she shares Farnsworth’s viewpoint on all matters and is willing to follow his directions—legal or not. A private estate does not usually employ a concierge but your uncle loved to stage spectacular events, to fill his house with people, to entertain royally. Van Scoy is charged with arranging the manor dinner parties and seasonal balls, the drama festivals on the grounds each summer, the amateur croquet and golf tournaments your uncle was fond of hosting. On one occasion he decided to treat the entire village to a night at the opera in London. Van Scoy was required to deal with the logistics of obtaining tickets for over 170 families and transporting them into the city —all of which she did, flawlessly—on three weeks’ notice. Things have slowed down for Adrienne since your uncle departed the scene. She realizes that her job may be in jeopardy if you should turn out to be less the bon vivant than your uncle was. And because Adrienne is the acquisitive type, the other overriding thought in her mind is: The manor, the money, the title, I want it all.