It is the fall of 1793, the dark days of the Revolution, and the Reign of Terror has taken many lives. The fragile child of the de Croissy's is ill and they must take him in countryside, on doctor's recommendations. However the travel permits are required and they are impossible to get. A friend of a couple, lovely Jossete, thinks of a way out and summons a heroic Scarlet Pimpernel to the rescue.

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who transforms into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" into popular culture.