The heir to a huge fortune, Louise Stratton, is forced to introduce her family to the husband about whom she has written so much - a connoisseur of fine arts, an ideal gentleman...

But there is a small problem - no husband exists. In despair, Louise clutches at straws and begs Charles Cooper to play this role - for him, who went through the hell of the Boer War, this is just an innocent masquerade...

However, Charles falls more and more in love with his “wife” and intends to achieve reciprocity. But if only this! An invisible threat hangs over him, and there is every reason to believe that not only Cooper is in danger, but also his beloved...