Count Pipperel Pierre Paien and his cousin Rushkin have been summoned to live at the Palace of Versailles under the watchful eye of King Louis XIV. Reluctant to become a part of the King's menagerie Pipperel hopes to maintain a low profile, but missing jewels, murders, and the possibility of becoming a target for spies, Pipperel and Rushkin find themselves the center of attention. Help from the eccentric Marquis de Pompier and Captain Popell is further complicated by the King's trusted pet pig, Papett, and the zany, daily rituals of Louis XIV and his outlandish Court. Danger mounts as Pipperel searches for food, water, and a decent tub as he solves the mysteries that can free him from Versailles and return him to the loving solace of his beautiful chateau.