The Duchess of Charlotte arrives at her fiancé Martin's manor to investigate rumors of his infidelity. She finds him there with another woman, Joanna, who claims to be his cousin. Joanna boasts that Martin spent all night making her a special kite, treating Charlotte's property as his own. Confronted, Martin admits he invited Joanna and made the kite for her, offering to make one for Charlotte too. Seeing the cuts on his hands from the effort, Charlotte's trust in her reliable groom shatters weeks before their wedding.