Jordan Hale, the son of the owner of a successful plantation, even in his worst nightmare could not imagine that his whole life would collapse overnight. The sudden death of his mother was a real tragedy for him. It would seem that what could be worse? But immediately after her funeral, the young man becomes an unwitting witness to his father’s quarrel with his neighbor Max Courtland. Unable to tolerate false insults against his beloved wife, the father’s heart cannot stand it, and he also dies. After his parents' funeral, Jordan is forced to leave his native Queensland. But ten years later he returns... to take revenge. And he falls in love - with the daughter of his enemy...