Naive,orphanedmaidenAngelaleaveshersmalltownfor19th-centuryLondon,whereshequicklylearnsthewaysoftheworld.Shebeginsworkatabrothel,whereshegetsaquickeducationinlife.Onherfirst"job,"sheisrescuedbyRocco,atravelingthiefwhohappenstobegoingfromroomtoroom,robbingthepatrons.RoccoandAngelafallinlove,butRoccomustfleetheinnatwhichtheyhavetakenresidence,whenthepolicearriveatthedoor...