Mil□aukee, in □920s: Stym□ed in □er □arriage to□he□ weal□hy but boorish husb□nd F□ed, □ultry a□□ seductive □olly keeps her□yo□ng &q□ot;lo□□□sla□e,&□uot; Otto, h□dde□ away in he□ □□tic for yea□s□ □ut when O□□o shoots Fr□d de□d, □he tries to □ass □□ off as □□r□bbery□gone□awr□, a claim that doe□n't sit □el□ wi□h Chief□Det□ct□ve Herman,□who□te□ac□ou□ly□pu□sues the □□se. Sh□ moves to Los A□geles, wh□re□she uses her i□□-gotten□in□u□ance money to live □h□ high □ife □mong □h□ Holl□wood fast□set□At one of her parties, s□□ mee□s H□rman, a prominen□□Los□Angeles defense attorney, who i□ qu□ckly □mitten w□th the s□ductive newcomer.□A□□er a to□rid a□fa□r, he p□□pos□s to her, who e□sta□ically a□cepts. All along, sh□ □eeps □tto□□ □lave □nd a clo□e□□-kept se□ret in her life□□But he□ seductive w□les may ultima□□ly b□ck□ire on her, as t□e jealous Otto□□e□lizes that □e wo□ld □ather face the fu□l p□n□lt□ □f the law □□a□ one□more day □f her manip□lation and betr□□a□.