本片是由7组关于“通奸"的短篇故事所构成：
"Funeral Possession"（葬礼拥有）讲述一名刚刚丧夫的寡妇在丈夫的葬礼上还不时钓金龟的故事；
"Amateur Night"（业余艺术家之夜）讲述愤怒的妻子变成拉客妓女发泄的故事；
"Two Against One"（二对一）讲述表面上正经的姑娘实际上却有另外的一面；
"Super Simone"（超级西蒙）妻子西蒙用进各种方法使他的书呆子作家丈夫能从书堆中爬出来，可他始终无动于衷；
"At the Opera"（一场歌剧）一场歌剧；
"Suicides"（自毁）讲述一件死亡合同；
"Snow"（斯诺）一个疑心病的丈夫雇侦探去查他的妻子。

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.