Two weeks after receiving Elizabeth Bennet's indignant refusal to his proposal of marriage, Fitzwilliam Darcy is dealt another tragedy when his beloved sister is presumed dead after a carriage accident. As her brother sinks into the depths of despair, Georgiana, amnesic but very much alive, finds her way to Longbourn and becomes Elizabeth Bennet's particular friend. When her memory shows no sign of returning, there appears to be little hope that either she or Elizabeth will be reunited with Mr. Darcy, until Georgiana's former, dishonorable suitor George Wickham arrives on the scene and sees in her affliction the perfect opportunity to finish what he started at Ramsgate.