Alia, a low-paid assistant, borrows her employer’s diamond necklace for a masquerade ball and is mistaken for an heiress. She stumbles upon the woman’s husband’s plan to murder her and seize her fortune. Betrayed, hunted, and disfigured, Alia uncovers evidence hidden in the necklace and brings the killer down. She later becomes a lawyer dedicated to helping survivors of domestic abuse.
