In exile in the infamous Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia, under constant guard, and despairing of her chances for survival, the former Grand Duchess Mariia Romanova throws herself at a handsome Bolshevik guard. He begs her to run away with him but warns that he can save her alone. She's paralyzed by guilt. To be with the man she loves, she must let her family die.