Her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria is quite distressed. The reason? Her favoritegranddaughter, Princess Alix of Hesse, has fallen in love with the tsesarevich ofRussia, a gentle young man named Nicholas. The Queen is convinced that theRomanov court is a dark and treacherous place - a belief that is accentuatedwhen she receives a report that two ballet dancers have been found dead in theWinter Palace.When Alix accepts Nicky's invitation to a grand ball...