Lady Margaret Reading vowed revenge on the mysterious stranger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, whom she believes to be the murderer of her lover, and she managed to get close to the one whom some consider a criminal, and others - a noble defender of the innocent. However, to her amazement, the lady Margaret has discovered that the mysterious Phantom is none other than her lawful husband, Godric St. John, whom she has not seen since their wedding day! Margaret is distraught: not only is she forever bound to a man she should hate, but she also feels thirsty revenge dies, burning in the flames of love - love that she tries to tear out of her heart and which only grows stronger with every glance and touch of Godric...