A family inspired by beauty, a lover driven by truth, a crime concealed by jealousy.
A young love is born in the hard life of a diamond mine in 1950 South Africa. When the patriarch of the mine dies his two daughters wrestle for control of the mine. Claire, the older sister is often thought of as a cold manipulative businesswoman. Kate being five years younger has gown up on the diamond mine in a world of love and hope. Their mother died during child birth. Their loves and ambitions clash just as a smuggling operation threatens the very essence of the mine. With the mine infested by smugglers, Kate's childhood sweetheart and son of the cook, Alex, battles to rid the mine of the criminals. His efforts are challenged by the unsuspected forces of greed and jealousy. Both loving and honorable, Alex's choices and pursuit of the criminals steers the mine toward a definitive and brutal outcome.