Following the sudden suicide of his father, Roger Haggard has assumed the position of head of the family & become one of the richest & most powerful men in England. Meanwhile, Roger daringly proposes to & is accepted by the beautiful Meg, a mere tinker's daughter but she cruelly jilts him. Broken-hearted, he heaves the family estate in the hands of his half-sister Alice & with Lord Byron's help, makes a glittering debut into London's foremost political & social circles but a corrupt few are determined to bring about the downfall of Roger Haggard.