Polly's Cake Shop has been a feature of the shopping parade for many years, but when its owner announces her retirement, the Fethering residents start to worry about the loss of this popular amenity. The plan is that Polly's should become a community venture, managed and run by volunteers. Roped in to help, Jude finds the committee meetings fraught with petty power struggles. Matters take a turn for the worse when she and Carole come across a badly-decomposed body on Fethering beach--and uncover a link to Polly's.