Young China came to distant Portsmouth to, in accordance with her parents' will, become the wife of the noble and wealthy Reinalf Cross. However, at first sight she fell in love with her fiancé’s younger brother, the desperate adventurer Justin! The girl tries in vain to follow the dictates of duty and hide her love; a fierce quarrel between Reynalph and Justin, who already did not have brotherly feelings for each other, cannot be avoided. The Cross estate becomes an arena for the struggle of jealousy, revenge and frenzied passion...