Some men wait years for their chance to experience true love, only to be crushed by betrayal.
Such is the case with refinery mechanic Aldo, who works in a countryside villa in Italy. He rents a room in the house of Irma, his lover of seven years. Though Irma is married to someone else, she and Aldo have a daughter. One day word reaches Irma that her husband has died while in Australia. Aldo seizes the opportunity to propose to her.
But Irma has another lover who she has kept secret from both her husband and Aldo. Distressed, Aldo, with his daughter in tow, hits the road in a succession of meaningless affairs and escapades. Aldo cannot get Irma off his mind, so returns home to her -- only to find she has commenced a new life without him.
