Twenty year old Mary Hepple offers astrological readings under the name of "Miss Virgo". Although she works from a basement flat she is paying rent of £50 per week, far above the standard for similar properties. The prosecution claim that her "business" is nothing but a cover for prostitution. However it is not Mrs. Hepple who is on trial but her landlord Dr. Paul Napier. They argue that he is living off her immoral earnings. However both she and Dr. Napier deny any breach of the law. The defence assert that although she has had sex with some clients she is a bona fide astrologer and not a prostitute. Her high rent is simply a fair price for renting business premises in the centre of town.
—Alan Briscoe