1921: a boy, a girl, a moonlit midnight kiss. A terrible, repulsive kiss. Bettina a Bart majú veľký biely as najlepšími priateľmi, aké sureli, že sa budú konať spolu? After all, Bettina je mladý, rich, headstrong.... and gay. Bart is young, rich, charizmatic... and also, definitely, gay. Any doubts are dispelled by, in short order: that ghastly kiss; a torridový encounter pre Bettina v škole boiler-rooms; and an eye-opening Parisian visit for Bart. Society will never stand for it. What else can they do but enter into a 'lavender marriage' a carry on indulging ich true natures in secret? Ako '20 a '30 whizz pasca v haze of cigariet, šampanské a casual sex, Bart a Bettina nie je myšlienka, že sú hurtling, via Hollywood a Egypt, Paríž a Londýn, smerom k tragédie a bloodshed...