A young girl, Jonah, from a small Scottish town, dreaming of a better life, believed the tempting promises of a visiting foreigner. However, the prince turns out to be an ordinary swindler and disappears with her father's last money. Guilt forces Jonah to take a dangerous journey to America, and she manages to get on the trail of the scoundrel. The girl's behavior seems suspicious to private detective Zane Montoya, and he decides to keep an eye on her. But soon Zane realizes that he has more than just a professional interest in Jonah...