Count Wladyslaw Sergius Karamzin, a notorious womanizer posing as Russian nobility, operates a scam in Monte Carlo with his partners, cousins "Princess" Vera Petchnikoff and "Her Highness" Olga Petchnikoff. The con artist targets the unworldly Mrs. Hughes, wife of an American diplomat, with the intention of seducing and extorting money from her. However, the plan takes an unexpected turn, leading to disastrous consequences for Mrs. Hughes and unraveling...