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In 1912, married socialite Bryant encounters the radical journalist John " Jack " Reed for the first time at a lecture in Portland, Oregon, and she is intrigued with his idealism.

Upon meeting him for an interview on international politics which lasts over the course of a night, she realizes that writing has been her only escape from her frustrated high society existence.

Inspired to leave her husband, Bryant joins Reed in Greenwich Village, New York City, and becomes acquainted with the local community of activists and artists, including anarchist and author Emma Goldman and the playwright Eugene O ' Neill.

Later, they move to Provincetown, Massachusetts, to concentrate on their writing, becoming involved in the local theatre scene.

Through her writing, Louise becomes a feminist and radical in her own right.

Reed becomes involved in labor strikes with the " Reds " of the American Communist Labor Party.

Obsessed with changing the world, he grows restless, and heads for St. Louis to cover the 1916 Democratic Convention.

During Reed's absence, Louise falls into a complicated affair with the alcoholic playwright Eugene O ' Neill.

Upon his return, Reed discovers the truth about the affair and realizes he still loves Louise.

The two marry secretly and make a home together in Croton-on-Hudson, north of New York City, but still have conflicting desires.

When Reed admits to his own infidelities, Bryant takes ship to Europe to work as a war correspondent.

After a flare-up of a kidney disorder, Reed is warned to avoid excessive travel or stress, but he decides to take the same path.

Reunited as professionals, the two find their passion rekindled as they are swept up in the fall of Russia's Czarist regime and the events of the 1917 Revolution.