Thelma Jordon, late one night, shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. Thelma has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Corey if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has concern for his life and his future. Despite her wish that her life could be different, she realizes that she belongs in a lawless world.

Thelma Jordon, late one night, shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. Thelma has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Corey if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has concern for his life and his future. Despite her wish that her life could be different, she realizes that she belongs in a lawless world.

这部电影描写了一个很简单的故事，一个关于爱与占有的故事，但就是这样一个简单的故事，却让人看的心生寒意：对欲望的渴求，对身体盛放的爱恋，对青春的挽留，对自己的一次次放纵，每一个人都是独立的，都有自己的生活空间，有不被别人打搅的权利。然而爱却让人疯狂，占有欲一旦爆发，甚至不计较会淹没自己，全部倾斜出来。哪怕毁灭...本片特别推荐给那些有强烈占有欲人。

这部电影描写了一个很简单的故事，一个关于爱与占有的故事，但就是这样一个简单的故事，却让人看的心生寒意：对欲望的渴求，对身体盛放的爱恋，对青春的挽留，对自己的一次次放纵，每一个人都是独立的，都有自己的生活空间，有不被别人打搅的权利。然而爱却让人疯狂，占有欲一旦爆发，甚至不计较会淹没自己，全部倾斜出来。哪怕毁灭...本片特别推荐给那些有强烈占有欲人。

瓦莱丽（安·布莱思 Ann Blyth 饰）被指控谋杀，罪名成立，她即将面临死刑的惩罚。在前往刑场的途中，一行人偶遇了山洪爆发，在混乱之中，瓦莱丽被洪水冲走。幸运的她捡回了一条命，当她醒来之时，发现自己在一座修道院之中，是修道院里的修女玛丽（克劳黛·考尔白 Claudette Colbert 饰）救下了她。 　　在修道院里休养的这段时间里，瓦莱丽和玛丽之间结下了深厚的友谊。瓦莱丽向玛丽敞开了心肺，诉说了自己的过去。通过瓦莱丽的叙述和行为，玛丽相信她不是会犯下夺人性命之罪的人，而是遭到了奸人的陷害，善良而又正义的玛丽决定为瓦莱丽挺身而出，讨一个清白。