在一个阳光明媚的日子里，小狗在草地上欢快地奔跑着，非常可爱。夜晚大炕上罪恶

　　Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman from her own travail, but jealousy and his own naivete conjoin to bring about unimaginable tragedy.