aaaIntheSeventeenthCentury,inEngland,thenaiveandpureCarolineinviteshercousinandbestfriendBarbaraWorthtocomefromLondonandstaywithheracoupleofdaysbeforeherweddingwithherbelovedbridegroom,thewealthymagistrateSirRalphSkelton.Theselfish,evilandwickedBarbarausesherbeautyandseducestheweakRalph,whofallsinloveforher.CarolinecallsofftheweddingandBarbaramarriesRalph.WhenBarbaralosesajewelinheritedfromhermothergamblingwithLadyHenriettaKingsolver,shepretendstobethefamoushighwaythiefCaptainJerryJackson,recoversherjewelsandbeginsacareerofcrime,lookingforexcitementstealingtravelersinstagecoaches.WhenshemeetstherealJerryJacksonontheroad,shebecomesherpassionateloverandalsoakiller.MeanwhileRalphrealizesthathelovesCaroline,butitseemstobetoolatefortheirlifetogether...