Plot: Serendipitously showing up on Duke’s doorstep just after the temperamental wealthy tobacco heiress Doris Duke has dismissed her previous butler, Bernard Lafferty immediately lands a job tending to her vast estate.
Penniless Lafferty immediately ingratiates himself into every area of his new boss’ life. And while outward appearances would suggest that the two had little in common, the butler’s unwavering loyalty continually found Duke seeking his judgment despite frequent warnings from her friends and closest advisers.
Later, when Duke died, her friends, family, and lawyers were shocked to discover that she had left Lafferty the lion’s share of her vast fortune.