King Rocco feels that a conspiracy is brewing in the country against him. By law, he is obliged to marry and acquire an heir in order to retain the throne. But he just can’t decide on a candidate for his wife: none of the potential brides arouses any feelings in him, and he considers marriage without love unacceptable. Between worries about the state and his subjects, the king decides to briefly enjoy the company of a courtesan - seductive, confident in herself and her charm, fatal and desirable Ottavia. Rocco is confident that he can get her on the first day. But imagine his surprise when Ottavia presented a contract according to which intimacy between them was excluded...