This document provides a summary of the plot of Charles Dickens' novel "Our Mutual Friend". It describes the main characters and storyline, including: a man presumed drowned claiming an inheritance if he marries a woman he's never met; the inheritance passing to another couple instead; secrets and mysteries surrounding identities and motives; and various characters intersecting stories involving love, rivalry, blackmail and murder along the Thames river. The summary is detailed and covers the complex plot comprehensively in under 3 sentences.