Miranda Claiborne has always lived in the capital, and moving to the old estate was not easy for her. In addition, her marriage to successful financier David is falling apart at the seams, and Miranda has every reason to believe that her husband, once madly in love, is no longer faithful to her... Everything changes when the charming French gardener Jean-Paul gets a job at the estate. Some kind of magic emanates from him, allowing him to give happiness to others. But is Jean-Paul himself happy? The further, the more Miranda suspects that there is some sad secret in the past of her new friend...