The wounded Ventura reappears, but Albert kills him after a brief struggle. No sooner has he exacted his revenge than Simon himself is murdered by Albert. When Simon discovers that it was the pair who had plotted with Filippo to kill his mother, he strangles Laura to death.

Ventura's partner Laura arrives, planning to meet up with him. To ensure there are no additional witnesses, Renata decapitates Anna with an axe. Paolo Fossati, who witnesses the assault, attempts to telephone the police but is confronted by Albert, who strangles him to death. Upon their arrival, Ventura attacks Renata, but Renata gains the upper hand and stabs Ventura with a large pair of scissors in his femoral artery. Renata, unaware that she had a stepbrother, makes plans with her husband to murder Simon.Īfter discovering Filippo's mangled and rotting corpse on Simon's boat, Renata and Albert head to Ventura's house. Fossati's wife Anna tells them that Filippo was responsible for the Countess's death, and says that Simon will probably end up with the property. A search for a will proves unsuccessful, and Ventura, who believes that Renata may be the rightful beneficiary, urges Simon to kill his stepsister.Īccompanied by her husband Albert, and leaving their young son and daughter in a caravan nearby, Renata visits the house of Paolo Fossati, an entomologist who lives on the grounds of the Donati estate. Their scheme is dealt a potentially ruinous blow when Filippo's estranged daughter Renata appears, determined to ensure that her father's estate comes into her possession. After killing Filippo, he is now conspiring with Ventura, who offers Simon a large cash pay-off in exchange for signing the relevant legal documents. The Countess's illegitimate son Simon, who lives on the grounds in a separate shack, is the killer.

Their curiosity piqued by news of the murder, four local teenagers break into the seemingly deserted mansion and are murdered.

They have no idea, however, that Filippo himself has been killed. To finalize their plan, Ventura needs Filippo's signature on a set of legal documents. After the Countess refused to sell her home and property to them, the couple hatched a scheme with Filippo to murder his wife. Real estate agent Frank Ventura and his lover Laura are plotting to take possession of the bay. Upon investigation, the police find what they believe to be a suicide note written by the Countess, but Filippo's murder goes undiscovered. Moments later, Filippo himself is stabbed to death by an assailant, and his corpse is then dragged to the bay. At night in her bayside mansion, wheelchair-bound Countess Federica Donati is attacked and strangled to death by her husband Filippo Donati.

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