The city of Thebes has e under the cruel domination of Sparta. Diomedes and several of his friends strive to throw off the Spartan yoke even while Diomedes romances Dorida, daughter of the Theban governor who's collabora…

一个贵族被人谋杀，年轻的面包师儿子阴差阳错成了替死鬼。穷人和富人的对立和矛盾在一层层迷团和倒叙中展露出来。男主角是一个一心伸张正义的执法官，但他的调查却如同俄底普斯的命运那样把他自己推向深渊。