Gero Zambuto

A drifter finds a job at a beauty institute, gets fired, meets a beautiful woman and inherits a fortune. (locatetv)

Claudio is married to Cesarina, a frivolous and unfaithful woman. After the death of their only son their marriage is cold. While his wife lives her free life, Claudio is dedicated to the development of sophisticated weapons, elaborating the project of a new cannon; but smitten by the virtuous Jew Rebecca he can not surrender to his feelings because his religion prevents him from getting a divorce.

An innocent man is sent to the guillotine for a murder at the bridge where, unbeknown at the time, a baby is kidnapped. These events intertwine with the ducal fortune and, in particular, the machinations by Claudia. The murder and the kidnapping remain the central events propelling action and investigation throughout the series. Based on the novel by Xavier de Montépin.