<p>Working as a servant to the super-rich has its challenges, but it&rsquo;s a job, even if you do have a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Melody just wants to keep her head down, do the work, and survive with her integrity intact. And she certainly doesn&rsquo;t want her powerful politician father finding out.</p>

<p>But then she discovers that her new employer, whom everyone calls &ldquo;the Colonel,&rdquo; is going to run for the US Senate&mdash;for the opposing party. And the Colonel wants her to eavesdrop on his high-powered colleagues and billionaire benefactors while she serves them cocktails and clears away dishes, then report back with her findings.</p>

<p>Yet in this era of whacky politics and crazy politicians, the Colonel strikes Melody as being a reasonably sane man. Maybe this won&rsquo;t be so bad.</p>

<p>Maybe.</p>