Independent, rebellious Lizzie Hallim, meanwhile, is engaged to Jay Jamisson, the ruthless landlord's son and heir to an exploitative business empire. Born into separate worlds, Mack and Lizzie are thrown together when Mack becomes an enemy of the stateand is forced to flee his homeland. Lizzie aids his escape, and it is not long before passions rage in the old world as well as the new . . .