The magnificent Anthony Hamilton won the heart of young Celia Rees, who was just taking her first steps in London society, and he himself was ready to sacrifice his bachelor freedom for her sake. However, the girl’s parents, horrified by the mere thought of marrying their daughter to the most scandalous of the capital’s rake, quickly found her a more respectable husband. However, a few years later, Anthony meets Celia again - now no longer a timid girl, but the brilliant Dowager Lady Bertram - and the former passion flares up in him with renewed vigor. Even though she seems to have forgotten everything and become indifferent to him, Hamilton does not lose hope, because he knows perfectly well how to charm women...