Sophia's beauty is a fa ade for a turbulent past of childhood abuse. She is driven by an insatiable hunger for power and uses her marriage to Hugo, the heir of a Scottish laird, to overcome the social barriers of Victorian Britain. A clever narcissist in a man's world, she stops at nothing to manipulate those around her to gain control. Meanwhile, Willie, a young crofter on the estate, dreams of escaping poverty. But fate...