Adare is swept into the private world of wealthy land baron Samson Flusky and his mentally unbalanced wife, Lady Henrietta. The unmannered Flusky hopes that Adare can bring Henrietta out of her mysterious dark moods and back into society. But her manic behavior masks something unspeakable. As Adare attempts to help this haunted woman, greed, and a secret passion threaten to destroy them both.