The Stanford family is one of the most respected in America but behind the façade of fame and glamour lies a layer of blackmail, murder and crime. 

          Harry Stanford, one of the wealthiest men in the world, mysteriously drowns while cruising on his yacht off the coast of Corsica. It’s the beginning of a chain of events that affect many places on the globe. At the family gathering following the funeral in Boston, a beautiful young woman appears who claims to be Stanford’s daughter entitled to a share of the millionaire’s estate.