Julianna Greystone's life in a dull rural wilderness is brightened up by an ardent passion: a young Englishwoman is raving about the ideas of the French Revolution, dreaming of establishing equality and freedom everywhere. One day she gets the chance to take care of a direct participant in these events - the French officer Charles Maurice. The hero of the revolution is so charming and brave that Julianne rushes into his arms, forgetting about everything in the world. Alas, it soon turns out that the seduction was just an insidious plan of the British spy, aristocrat and rich man Dominic Paget, hiding under the mask of a Republican. Julianne's heart is broken, because now she and Dominic are separated by a pitch-black abyss of betrayal. But different positions in the world, politics, war and even deception are nothing if love is involved in the matter. However, one day Julianna also has to try on the role of a traitor...