Pierre Boucheron is the darling of glamorous Parisian high society. Casuallycruel, he leaves a score of lovelorn women behind, until he meets Madeleine,the young Countess de L'Orme. But his ex-mistress, Zelie de Chaumet, refusesto submit to the indignity of being shelved, she has the perfect instrumentfor revenge - Pierre's past. Hungry for revenge, she seeks to ruin himbefore he can even reach the alter. Pierre, once at the pinnacle of Parisianhigh society, finds himself reduced to misery and poverty because of hislove for a beautiful woman.