A dark love in Venice. Late winter 1755: Young Caterina longingly follows the hustle and bustle of the carnival in the alleys. Despite her mother's prohibition, she secretly sneaks into the palazzo of the English consul. At the consul's masquerade ball she meets the handsome Tron, who has a future as Doge. He is immediately fascinated by her beauty and her cleverness. But where there are powerful men, scheming women are not far away. And soon Caterina learns first-hand how disastrous it was to engage in his courtship...
