The red-haired beauty Olivia Halliday sees only one way to escape from powerful enemies - she will have to penetrate under the guise of a new maid into the house of a major politician, Alastair de Grey, Duke of Marwick, and steal some incriminating letters from him. However, the theft of the letters somehow goes wrong It turns out well - but Olivia, without knowing it, captures the heart of Alastair, who has forbidden himself to love and trust women after the betrayal of his late wife. But what will happen if her secret is revealed? Will Alastair withstand a new blow, a new betrayal from the one who gave him the happiness of finding love again?..