故事发生在一座位于英格兰的小镇之中，康斯坦斯（拉娜·特纳 Lana Turner 饰）在经历了纷飞的战火之后终于回到了自己的故乡，她准备在这里好好地疗愈一下疲惫的心灵。虽然小镇表面上是一副风平浪静岁月静好的模样，但实际上，小镇内部的权利中心早已经烂透了。在明媚的阳光之下，无时不刻不发生着丑陋而又肮脏的勾当，权利、道德和法律实际上垄…

A 24-year-old divorcee, Betty Preisser, a receptionist for a clothing manufacturer, takes some office work home which her boss, widower Jerry Kingsley, a man of 56, drops by to pick up. Professional rather than personal acquaintances, Betty tells Jerry of her loveless marriage to George, a musician. Jerry has a married…