As a girl, Alice O'Neill fell in love with Alexei de Warenne, the son of the owner of prosperous shipping companies. A few years later, he is already the captain of the ship "Ariel", a handsome man, a brave man and a favorite of women, his love affairs cause Alice a lot of grief. Wanting to tease Warren, she started flirting with his friend Montgomery, who behaved so obscenely that Alexey intervened and killed the girl’s offender in a brutal fight. Captain Warren is a true gentleman; saving Alice's reputation, he married her, but left her immediately after the wedding.