Helen Cherry

In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.

At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.

London art broker travels to Copenhagen, hires trilingual secretary. Despite knowing little about her, they marry. Her past mysteriously resurfaces after marriage, straining their relationship as he navigates the situation.