Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry Angela, his cousin, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, knowing that killing an adulterous woman would result in a light sentence. He convinces a painter to seduce his wife into an affair, but Rosalia is more faithful than he expected.
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Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry Angela, his cousin, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, knowing that killing an adulterous woman would result in a light sentence. He convinces a painter to seduce his wife into an affair, but Rosalia is more faithful than he expected.
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