Wayne D'Arville is a cruel and ruthless playboy. Having finished his
studies in Paris, he returns home to Monte Carlo where he swiftly
impregnates the innocent and beautiful housemaid Rosita before casting
her aside.
Wayne then moves to England hoping to find a wife of good breeding to
restore his standing in society. There he meets the gentle and naive
Veronica Coltrane who seems the answer to his prayers. But soon Wayne
slips back to his old ways, leaving Veronica pregnant and imprisoned,
having framed her for his own crimes.
Now years later, unable to produce an heir with the English wife he no
longer loves, Wayne is desperate to seek out the two illegitimate
children he had callously abandoned. His search will take him to Spain,
New York and finally back to Monte Carlo - with terrible and
far-reaching consequences . . .