In order to pay the fines incurred by her alcoholic mother, Roz has reluctantly turned to smuggling. When her half-brother is offered a job on the estate of local Justice Casvellan, Roz sees an opportunity. Then Casvellan’s brother catches smallpox, and it falls to Roz to nurse him- bringing her into contact with her handsome employer. But how will Branoc react to Roz’s past?