A gentleman on his way to visit his fiancé encounters inclement weather and is forced to stop at the estate of an eccentric Count who loves to gamble. His future father-in-law is also an avid gambler and in time falls into deep debt with the Count who offers to clear the debt if he will offer his daughter in marriage for the debt. He agrees but the young woman’s fiancé, a math wizard and expert in statistics and probability, gambles for her freedom in exchange for his life… the Count throws in a special watch as part of the deal.