At the beginning of the twentieth century, the calculating beauty Miranda lives in the Canadian city of Halifax, who is loved by two people - the heir to a large fortune, Dylan McDuff, and a simple guy, Kermit Dalton, who is used to always getting his way in relationships with women. A poor girl, Nell, who came from the village in search of a better life, gets a job at Dylan's factory. Unaware of the impending intertwining of their destinies, Nell falls in love with Kermit, not knowing that he dreams of another and is ready to do anything for her...