Safely back from Italy with husband Gregory, Mollie Lovell's life returns to normal. Now a case of mistaken identity leads to Greg being thrown into Launceston gaol for highway robbery . Can Mollie prove his innocence, or will Sir Tyco Brocklebank sentence him to hang? How will Amelia, Sir Tyco's niece and trapped in an unhealthy relationship with her tyrannical uncle, escape to her own happiness? And why does Greg's brother need to keep their sister's betrothal such a secret?