A bankrupt entrepreneur facing marital collapse and corporate ruin. He organizes a dinner to bribe a minister and secure a government contract, arranging an escort for him. After his wife kicks him out, he tragically commits suicide by jumping from a terrace, unaware that a magistrate has already decided to pardon him.
They jointly manage the endangered company and coordinate the bribery scheme.
The plot identifies Michele as Franco's business partner, and the two organize the dinner to save their company.
Franco attempts to influence the minister through corruption.
Franco invites the minister to dinner and plans to offer him a bribe in exchange for help winning a government contract.
Franco's plan depends on Zhen replacing the unavailable woman.
Zhen is brought in as a replacement for the escort arranged for the dinner Franco organized.
Her employment places her inside Franco's domestic setting.
Esmeralda is the housekeeper in the household where Franco organizes the dinner and the subsequent night.
The magistrate controls whether Franco faces prosecution.
Franco theoretically should have been reported for attempted bribery and possession of drugs, but the magistrate later resolves to pardon him.
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