It’s 1687, in the burgeoning town of Philadelphia, and for seven years, Bridget Barrington has watched with growing affection as Philippe Clavell worked as an indentured servant for her father, a wealthy landowner. Her father rejects her request for Philippe to be a potential suitor as he has none of the qualities Mr. Barrington hoped for his daughter’s future husband, the least of which is a respectable income. Heartbroken, Bridget accedes to her parents’ wishes and gets engaged to a man she does not love. However, Bridget’s husband-to-be does not love her, but only her wealth.