After her father's death, Julia became a nuisance in her home; her cousin inherited everything. He and his wife, for a fee, persuaded an attractive but vile young man to seduce Julia and take her as far as possible. The scoundrel dishonored the girl, and then admitted that he had never thought of getting married, and now she faces a pitiful fate. He again tried to take possession of Julia, but she, in defense, stabbed him with a poker and, thinking that she had killed the rapist, fled from the hotel in fear. Without things, without money, without hope for anything, the unfortunate fugitive wandered into someone else's garden. The man she met there extended a helping hand to her, but everything was so strange that she did not immediately decide to accept his offer...