Rich and respected Emanuele Lo Curcio dies leaving all his possessions to his natural daughter Domitilla, actually a nun, whose relatives, including his brother and Mayor Angelo Lo Curcio, ignored the existence of hers. The disappointment and anger of his numerous relatives, indebted up to their necks, pushes them to try with all sorts of scams to strip off Domitilla's legacy, which is housed in the family home. For Domitilla money actually doesn't matter at all, because she is a kind and modest person. At the end she cedes her fortune to young Aldo, the only one among her relatives who is not interested in money. So she lets him gets the money once he reaches the age of majority.