The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves; however, he is not who he seems.

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

Sojourning in Macau, Su Erning by chance helps Pan Meiniang resuscitate his younger brother and fends off the thug. In her admiration, Pan calls off the engagement arranged by her mother to exchange vows with Su despite having known him for only three days. To raise the money for the wedding, Su plans to sell his family yacht to the rich wife of his classmate Lu Zuhua in Hong Kong and promises to buy Pan a pearl necklace. The promiscuous Mrs Lu seduces Su on the yacht and then dumps him. 18 years later, Pan's daughter is getting married. Su prepares a wedding gift—a stolen pearl necklace—for the bride but is too ashamed to show himself.

مجدي مهندس ناجح تصدمه لحظة قدرية لا ينساها، وأصبحت تؤرقه، ألا وهي سقوط أحد العمال من ارتفاع شاهق أمامه تودي بحياته في لحظة، فيقرر مجدي الذهاب إلى الإسكندرية محاولا نسيان ذلك، وهناك يتعرف على زوجين، الزوج صفوت الذي يحنو دائمًا على زوجته ويلبي كل احتياجتها، والزوجة سعاد التي تلاقي هذا الاهتمام بفتور وعدم وفاق خاصة أنها تكتشف طمعه في ثروتها، وتخبر مجدي بقصتها فيحاول مساعدتها إلا أن القدر كان أقرب لها منه.