The Mayor's Wife Chapter 1 - A Spy's Duty

In which a young woman, seeking employment and guided by discreet Miss Davies, is introduced to a distinguished gentleman who offers her a delicate position as companion to his troubled wife, urging secrecy and discretion above all. The mayor, burdened by political duties and his wife's mysterious unhappiness, entrusts her with the delicate task of comforting and, if possible, uncovering the source of his wife's sorrow.