The beautiful Helena, neglected by her husband Zikos, finds solace in the arms of a gypsy. Zikos persecute lovers in a brawl at a nightclub accidentally stabs his wife.
A prominent lawyer goes abroad for medical examinations and, during his absence, his wife cheats on him with a young man. Their gardener takes advantage of the situation and begins blackmailing them.
The wealthy and spoiled son of a successful industrialist decides to play with an honest, love-smitten woman, unbeknownst to him that she is the secretary of his father.
On August 20, 1950, Tasoula Petrakogiorgi eloped with Kostas Kefalogiannis. It is the story of their forbidden clandestine romance and the controversial case that galvanised the Greek public opinion.
