“We did our very best to bring about misfortune.”After many years apart, Giovinetta and Johannes have finally professed their deep—rooted feelings and spend their days basking in each other’s company—but their happiness is short—lived. Not only are their brother, Winfried, and Giovinetta’s maid, Griselda, quick to catch on to what is happening behind closed doors, but the arrival of Giovinetta’s future son—in—law also provides a cold, hard reality check. It’s one the lovers are eager to run from, but will they be able to pull off a daring escape before the voices of dissent extinguish the flames of their love?