Oliver Johnston

A European king loses his money while stranded in the U.S.

A nobleman’s dead first wife casts a long shadow over his ill-advised marriage to a her lookalike and now haunts them both as a mysterious black cat.

Ogden Mears is a diplomat travelling from Hong Kong to America to reconcile with his estranged wife Martha. However, his stateroom is invaded by the mysterious Natascha, a White Russian countess who fled the revolution and ended up a bar-girl in Hong Kong. At first, Mears is inclined to throw her out, but she begs for help to get to America and he reluctantly agrees, setting in train an unlikely relationship.