靑年畫家哈特賴特應聘去費爾利家當家庭敎師, 路上邂逅一個身穿白衣的女人, 從談話中得知她是從瘋人院裏逃出來的, 出于同情, 他幫她躲過了追蹤她的人. 哈特賴特發現, 自己的女學生勞娜很像那個白衣女人. 勞娜的父親臨終前將女兒許配給了帕西瓦爾爵士, 但是, 爵士看中的只是她的巨額財產. 他與意大利的秘密革命團体中的一個叛徒福克斯合謀, 害死了知道眞相的白衣女人, 並把她的尸体當作勞娜下葬, 又把勞娜當作白衣女人送回瘋人院, 勞娜于驚嚇之下患上失憶症. 與勞娜眞心相愛的哈特賴特挺身而出, 開始了營救勞娜, 揭穿帕西瓦爾陰謀詭計的行動.
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