| Aldo
Martini, a famous singer, meets Mara
during a tour of Argentina and decides
to marry her. When they return to
Rome, Mara is kindly welcomed by
Lia, Aldo's daugther from a previous
marriage, while his son Gianni seems
to be hostile. Mara behaves strangely,
which makes Gianni believe that she
is trying to hide something from
her past. Mara has a secret. She
is a widow, having lost her husband
and daugther during the war. But
one day, the husband reappears, claiming
that his death was faked by an act
of espionage. Mara is schocked. Her
first husband agrees to leave and
to reunite her with her daughter,
on condition that she pays him a
big amount of money. Following the
advice of a friend, Mara accepts
his conditions, but when she delivers
the money, the man escapes without
bringing her the child. Aldo, who
was kept in the dark about the happenings,
finds out that Mara met with another
man and believes that
she betrayed him. He hunts for her
without giving her the chance to clear
the misunderstanding. Mara seeks refuge
at a friend's house. When the blackmailer
calls her again, she decides to meet
him at the train station, where she
will give him a diamond necklace in
exchange for her daugther. But when
Mara turns up without the necklace,
the man tries to kill her. Gianni,
who in the meantime discovered the
truth about the woman, can stop him.
Aldo also joins in the fight. While
the blackmailer tries to escape, he
is knocked down by a train. Before
he dies, he asks for forgiveness.
Mara can finally embrace her daughter
and live a happy life with her husband.
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