Happy Ever After

General O'Leary is fatally injured while trying to jump a wall with his horse. On his deathbed, he bequeaths £1000 each to his cousin and fellow landowner Major McGluskey and to Doctor Michael Flynn, and cancels all debts owed to him. Jasper is attracted to Serena, a beautiful young widow who has just returned to Rathbarney following the death of her husband. Some disgruntled locals decide to participate in a secret lottery to see who will be assigned the task of murdering him.