Rome, 1880. Gregorio has decided to close his bakery, the family business. Then he tells his sons Pippo, Mario and daughter Teta that they will have to fend for themselves. But newly married Irene, Pippo's wife, a beautiful, calculating and ambitious young woman, wants to take over the inheritance. Acting on intelligence, weighing every step and its consequences, she manages to...。影片以苦力在航运码头工作的场景开场。查尔斯是新来的。他被欺负并反击。这引起了老板蔡雄的注意。老板遇到了火吧影院另一个大人物,但进展不顺利。他派他的打手去追那个人。查尔斯看到他们要揍另一个大人物,就站出来为他辩护。老板蔡雄会见查尔斯,让他加入自己的工资单。。