Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a l…

本片取自狄德罗小说中的一个片断，讲一个上流社会女子被情人抛弃后，想出一招：她鼓励对方跟一名有卖淫背景的女子结合，先实行广泛的保密工作，事成后再把这则天塌地裂的消息公诸于众。