Widowed because of a scandalous duel, Alberta Brown is left destitute and in possession of a cache of stolen goods. Determined to right the wrongs of her thieving husband, Allie decides to return the items to their rightful owners. After a series of attempts on her life, Allie is escorted to a country estate by Lord Robert Jamison--a marriage-minded man who plans to make this maddening creature his wife.