Drusilla Morley, an educated girl without money or wealthy patrons, greatly values her work as a governess in the castle of Duke George Windleham. She was put in an ambiguous position when an unknown gentleman burst into her room late at night with an outrageous request. Following the stranger, the Duke appeared, in a fit of rage, demanding the death of this gentleman. What should a poor girl do? At the cost of her reputation, she is forced to save the duchess and her childhood friend, Marquis Waldo Lynch, whom she recognized as a night guest.