A wanted Pole arrives in Tsarist Russia and assumes the identity of a Police Chief.
Magda, the butcher's daughter, against the wishes of her father becomes an actress in the theater "Golden Mask". Kicked out of the house she meets Count Xavier Runickie and soon they get married. Unfortunately, the marriage did not bring her happiness...
The story of a marriage arranged under family pressure, against the couple's feelings. Adapted from a novel by Maria Rodziewiczówna.
