PLOT SYNOPSIS: Paolo, already an old man, is part of a group of smugglers operating along the Franco-Italian border. When he gets sick, his place is taken by his beautiful young wife Alina, who joins in the shipments with three companions, two of mature age and Marco, an impetuous young man. The smugglers are supplied with goods by a Frenchman, who runs an illegal gambling hall and has as hall manager an Italian, Giovanni. The latter, who is the lover of the wife of the gamester, Maria, feels a warm friendship for Alina, from which is born love. Marco, attracted by the beauty of Alina tries to rape her, but she resists him. In the absence of Alina, held across the border by a blizzard, a fight starts between Marco and the invalid Paolo. The house takes fire...