After rejecting Fitzwilliam Darcys arrogant proposal at Rosings Elizabeth Bennet challenges him in an impertinent letter Very quickly her incautious correspondence is connected directly or tangentially to scandals scoundrels four weddings and a minor murder an almostelopement an abduction a seduction a counterfeit wedding and a compromise that is foiled by a goat during a ball at Netherfield And by the end of the tale all the characters are united with their appropriate match and Colonel Fitzwilliamwho serves as cupid for Darcy and Bingley and an investigator for the armyfinds the love of his life