残酷的欲望

少女苏珊・雪莱因母亲——一位迷人的社交名媛死于火灾而受到惊吓，被送进了疯人院。后来她从疯人院出来，此时她的父亲已经娶了新妻子，而这位继母嫁给父亲只是为了他从苏珊母亲那里继承的钱。苏珊依然被母亲的记忆所困扰，而继母则与她的情人麦克斯韦・里德密谋，试图哄骗这个心理有创伤的女孩，让她说出苏珊母亲失踪的钻石项链的下落。。Story takes place at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii just before the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The main plot deals with the adulterous love affair between Sgt. Warden and Karen Holmes, who's married to Warden's commanding officer Captain Dana Holmes.。Offshore near Caboblanco, Peru, an explorer of sea wrecks is murdered. However, local authorities decide that the official cause of death is "accidental drowning." Among the skeptical is Giff Hoyt, an expatriate American, longtime Caboblanco resident and popular innkeeper. Giff's interest is further piqued when Marie arrives in town. Her passport is confiscated by the corrupt a...。