Sir George Tressady is a young and rich mine owning noble man who gets married out of boredom with no much love for his lady. His marriage gets even more in trouble when he gets under the influence of Marcella, an older lady married to a distinguished statesman Aldous Raeburn, who tries to win Tressady's support for her husband's political campaign. Unaware of Lady Raeburn's intentions, Tressady falls in love for her and risks to completely ruining the relationship with his now pregnant wife. Also, with the love triangle pending, Tressady has to deal with labor troubles in his mine.