Gianni Anzellotti

Edward Sacchi is a wealthy and apparently content married man but underneath he is driven by a desire to seduce and discard women. One of his conquests, Lucy, falls in love with him and when spurned, commits suicide. Edward is shocked but continues as before. Each of his lovers are subsequently murdered and he is arrested. However, his wife saves him by arranging an appointment with the real killer...

Sicile, Italie fasciste, 1925. Le dictateur Benito Mussolini nomme Cesare Mori, un homme aussi dur qu'honnête, nouveau préfet de police de Palerme et lui confie la tâche ardue de mettre fin à la Mafia, une sinistre organisation criminelle qui sème la terreur sur l'île depuis des siècles.