Lord Rockley arrived at the Oakbridge estate with a secret mission - to find and take into custody the leader of a gang of robbers operating in the area, robbing defenseless travelers. Seeing Christina sitting on the bank of a stream and resembling a forest nymph, he was struck by her beauty and realized that she should belong to him. But during the investigation it turns out that the owner of the estate and his sister Christina seem to be in conspiracy with the bandits. Nevertheless, the passion for this woman is so great that he is unable to resist the temptation and, like a pool, dives headlong into her alluring embrace. Later, Christina realizes that she will have a child, but she does not want to become Rockley's wife...