The lovely Emily Redgrave is a brilliant socialite in London. But it’s unlikely that any of the many admirers in her living room will realize that under the mask of a sophisticated aristocrat is hiding an agent of the British secret services.

This time Emily will have to guard Lord Grant Ashbury, who is being hunted by Napoleonic spies, and she makes a very reasonable decision to pass him off as his admirer.

However, very soon the game turns into reality. Lord Ashbury experiences a completely earthly passion for his beautiful “protector” - unbridled, irresistible. And Emily thinks less and less that this passion could cost both her and the man she fell in love with...