XVII century, Antilles. And whoever there is in these French colonies lost in the Caribbean Sea - Indians and blacks, pirates and filibusters, adventurers of all stripes, hardworking colonists and people from noble Parisian families. Among them, Marie - just yesterday the daughter of an unknown owner of a Dieppe tavern, and now, by will destinies, as well as her own will, is the governor of Martinique, with irresistible feminine charms, subtle intelligence and fearlessness, attracting hearts and arousing mortal hatred.