Aristocratic assassin vera devereaux takes on a routine job of killing a politician, and, counter to custom, is promptly arrested for the murder as part of an ingenious scheme. Her rebellious debutante niece, who takes a...Aristocratic assassin vera devereaux takes on a routine job of killing a politician, and, counter to custom, is promptly arrested for the murder as part of an ingenious scheme. Her rebellious debutante niece, who takes after vera in many ways, rushes to rescue her and becomes enmeshed by the local revolutionary movement and its charismatic leader.