As an excellent plot creator, Frusta had to have known that even the most meticulously thought out plan can backfire, take a detour and turn against the person who orchestrated it. This story is a shining example. The scheme seems perfect and painstakingly planned, a series of perfectly timed deceits. The goal is diabolical: take revenge on a woman by burning her innocent page in the foundry. Revenge to be served hot in an infernal forge. But fate is playing with loaded dice, and the person who thinks he is deciding the game ends up in ashes. Crooked destiny, cruel film, as is often the case for Frusta. Adapted from Schiller’s ballad to satisfy Ambrosio’s German agents demanding adaptations of fine literature.