英俊男子乔纳森利用他的天赋俘虏了煤矿大王女儿桃乐茜的芳心，以为从此可以飞黄腾达。不想情海生变，他竟铤而走险杀了桃乐茜，桃的家人都深信她死于自杀，她的孪生姐妹爱伦也爱上了乔纳森，并嫁了给他。婚后却发现事有蹊跷，乃暗中追查真…

1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems