A gripping tale of passion and dangerous political intrigues. In 1870, amid political tensions running high in Rome, Captain de Pleyssis is at the heart of secret negotiations centered on the unification of Rome to the Kingdom of Italy. Deprived of her husband's attention, Gabriella de Pleyssis is tempted by the affections of an Italian aristocrat, Count Jacopo De Castriodrianni, whose intentions are dubious. Will Gabriella jeopardize the negotiations and succumb to the mysterious Jacopo?