One Step

William Dunbar, the younger son of a Scottish nobleman, craves wealth, and marriage seems to be his simplest way to achieve it.His pursuit eventually leads him to Mercy Grundy, an old maid in the eyes of mid-1740s society who fears lifelong spinsterhood. Her father has offered a substantial dowry to the man who will take her hand in marriage.For William, marriage to Mercy would be a match made in heaven. But for Mercy, who has succumbed to William s charms, would marrying him necessitate her taking one false step?