HenrietteandLouise,afoundling,areraisedtogetherassisters.WhenLouisegoesblind,Henrietteswearstotakecareofherforever.TheygotoParistoseeifLouise'sblindnesscanbecured,butareseparatedwhenanaristocratlustsafterHenrietteandabductsher.OnlyChevalierdeVaudreyiskindtoher,andtheyfallinlove.TheFrenchRevolutionreplacesthecorruptAristocracywiththeequallycorruptRobespierre.DeVaudrey,whohasalwaysbeengoodtopeasants,iscondemnedtodeathforbeinganaristocrat,andHenrietteforharboringhim.WillrevolutionaryheroDanton,theonlyvoiceformercyinthenewregime,beabletosavethemfromtheguillotine?
