▁So apy ▁Mol loy ▁has ▁just ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁next ▁door ▁( Cast le wood ), ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁novel ist ▁Le ila ▁Y or ke . ▁Le ila ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Pop good ▁and ▁Gro oly ▁( a ▁publishing ▁firm ▁also ▁mentioned ▁in ▁other ▁nov els ▁including ▁Uncle ▁Dynam ite ▁and ▁Gal ah ad ▁at ▁B land ings ), ▁which ▁is ▁largely ▁owned ▁by ▁O of y ▁Pro s ser . ▁It ▁turns ▁out ▁that ▁So apy ▁has ▁left ▁some ▁diam onds ▁or ▁" ice " ▁( st olen ▁from ▁O of y ' s ▁wife ▁My rt le ) ▁in ▁the ▁bed room ▁of ▁Castle wood . ▁His ▁wife ▁Dol ly , ▁just ▁released ▁from ▁j ail , ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁back . ▁After ▁several ▁failed ▁attempts , ▁she ▁comes ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁drive ▁Le ila ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁house ▁by ▁arr anging ▁for ▁lots ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁knock ▁on ▁her ▁door ▁bearing ▁c ats , ▁and ▁later ▁dogs . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁ ▁Fred die ▁is ▁keen ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁job ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Ken ya ▁to ▁run ▁a ▁coffee ▁plant ation . ▁He ▁thinks ▁he ▁can ▁fin ance ▁this ▁using ▁oil ▁stock s ▁sold ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁So apy . ▁As ▁usual ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁love , ▁with ▁S ally ▁F oster , ▁Le ila ' s ▁secretary . ▁S ally ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁Fred die ' s ▁reputation ▁with ▁women ▁and ▁is ▁un am used ▁when