A sadistic and brutal killer who distorts the scriptures to suit his own self serving madness teams up with a run-away drifter who bows to his every command, both for love and for fear of her own life.

Beth is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, on a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.