Mad love for his daughter pushes a wealthy father to unexpected terms in his will. Obeying her father's orders, a young American woman of Russian descent marries a young, handsome, prosperous, but unknown man - one of the most famous suitors in Russia. The marriage is for one year only - these are the requirements of the will. However, in the eyes of the husband, this marriage is retribution for his father’s debts and financial interests. He does not even suspect that the true motive for the “trial marriage” was the desire of the girl’s father to pass on his fiery love from generation to generation.