Don Leandro, a ruined marquis who lives by pretense and dreams of being crowned a Grandee of Spain, sees only one way out of his financial disaster: the sale of his dilapidated family villa in Madrid. The perfect opportunity seems to present itself when the fabulously wealthy businesswoman Sofía Carrington shows interest in the property. But as the negotiations (and seduction) progress, it becomes clear that they are not who they seem.