May Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum at 18thcentury England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's offender know how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be so on known as"The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But if those gentlemen endure Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane immediately falls in love with his adorable and beautiful niece. Regrettably, Thief Taker General Chance, who is quite partial to Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.