Naive, orphaned maiden Angela leaves her small town for 19th- century London, where she quickly learns the ways of the world. She begins work at a brothel, where she gets a quick education in life. On her first "job," she is rescued by Rocco, a traveling thief who happens to be going from room to room, robbing the patrons. Rocco and Angela fall in love, but Rocco must flee the inn at which they have taken residence, when the police arrive at the door...

一位丧妻的英国作家带回了一位年轻迷人的新娘来到他在西班牙的一所偏僻的乡村小屋。她很快便对她12岁的继子着了迷，并得知他刚因一些不可思议的违纪问题而被从学校开除。同时这个男孩却乐此不疲地利用并助长她对他的迷恋。显然他是个聪明但却孤独的孩子。但他是否是这个神经质的女人不切实际的幻想的受害者呢？他是一朵纯洁之花？还是表面之下所掩盖的毒蛇呢？