Fleeing
the consequences of her father's
embezzlement, Mary Chartley takes a position
as a lady's companion, only to find herself
a virtual prisoner at Doyle's Grange, her
employer's house. And then the nightmare
truly begins: the man she loves, who also
happens to be the man from whom her father
stole, shows up at her door seeking
recompense. And she has no way to pay him.