During World War II, a man falls for a woman in Naples, leading to a two-decade affair. When she learns he plans to marry someone else, she schemes to make him marry her, having secretly borne his children.
Claudio Lacroics, a French-born prosecutor, is in Sicily to fight the Mafia. Every day he clashes with the beliefs of a community where the only rules are prejudice and silence. In addition, Claudio has married Lucienne and welcomes his sister Roberta into his home; she returns only to ask for money with her lover Richard.
Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
