In the late thirties of Italy, In the background of peaceful village landscapes, Guido requires unquestioning obedience to his will in his house. Alberto dreams of breaking free from the dictatorial care.

Commissioner Laura Moretti investigates the disappearance of a young girl but the investigation reveals a reality in which everyone has secrets to protect. Original location, a not particularly attractive, modern, cold, flat Taranto

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

The story begins with the return of Anna Borsi from the summer holiday, with her children Sara and Michelino and with the subsequent discovery of the death of her husband, Armando. Anna finds herself facing a sea of ​​debts, but advised by her husband's accountant, Francesca Cialdi, and helped by the hairdresser Luca Manfridi and the interior decorator Vicky Melzi, she decides to open a hairdressing shop for ladies: "Il Bello delle Donne".