Vittorio Duse

A high-ranking police inspector murders his mistress and - in a sardonic test to prove that he is above suspicion - deliberately plants clues that indicate his responsibility for the crime.

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.

A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter.