Set in the cultural collision of late 19th century colonialism, a lover’s triangle sparks a fury of destruction as Verse, whose curiosity and daring are too often overshadowed by her beauty, follows her lover Henry into the depths of the jungle to study the strange and uncivilized natives of the foreign land. The lovers are followed close on the heels by the famed artist Fauntleroy, whose lustful desire drives him to claim artistic immortality at any cost and return to society with Verse as a trophy on his arm.