Having withdrawn from society following the suicide of a young soldier, con artist Harry Price is drawn back into the land of the living when an MP's wife, Grace Goodwin, is found naked in the streets of her local constituency. Fearing a scandal may taint a promising career for her husband, Edward Goodwin, Sir Charles Harwood recruits Harry Price to investigating Grace's condition. If Harry is unable or unwilling to assist, she will be committed to an asylum.