Michael, Earl of Danesbury, is being pursued by Lady Alice Randall to marry him. Michael quickly leaves the dilapidated family castle, where he meets Bettina, the daughter of a retired major. But Lady Alice uses powerful connections in the person of the queen herself. The only thing that remains for the Count is to rely on the help of Bettina and her father. Together they play a risky game, which can only be won under the protection of true and mutual love.