After a rich English lady is killed in a Dijon house, the only person there who doesn't have a solid alibi is about to be arrested.Will a detective from Paris be able to help?

A painter short of the readies becomes famous overnight and he and his mate (and model) move into a luxury house. But the man falls for a princess, leaving his partner crying.

The ambassador of a Ruritanian land charges his attache with cozying up to the wife of the war minister, to get her to change her husband's mind about a treaty he opposes. Complications both political and romantic ensue.

Jean Larivière receives an impromptu visit from his future father-in-law while Lina, his mistress, learning of his marriage, has come to make a scene. The baron is seduced by Lina, and Jean, noticing that Angélique, his fiancée, is not so bad after all, is very happy to marry her.

Prince Romano seduces Vicenta, a waitress in a shabby inn. She escapes to join him in Paris.