Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life," but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.

In 1916, a group of prisoners plot their escape from the notorious fortress located in French Guiana.

A dying man frames himself for murder so his widow can collect the reward.

Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.