彼得（弗雷德里克·劳 Frederick Lau 饰）和名为莉斯贝丝（亨丽埃特·肯夫里乌斯 Henriette Confurius 饰）是一对非常相爱的情侣，然而，莉斯贝丝是出生在富贵家庭的千金大小姐，而彼得则是一穷二白的无名小卒，两人的感情自然而然遭到了莉斯贝丝家族的强烈反对。为了能够在短时间内获得大量的财富，彼得决定和魔鬼迈...
A Parisian museum director believes his wife has lost interest in him and so places a poisoned cigarette in the box on his desk - thus allowing chance to decide the moment of his death.
