An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
Viktorianska England, 1880. Mortimer Granville, en ung doktor, börjar arbeta för Dr Dalrymple, som behandlar den fruktansvärda kvinnliga sjukdomen Hysteria genom att erbjuda kvinnor intim, manuell lättnad. Efterfrågan blir så stor att Mortimer har svårt att hinna med. Med hjälp från sin vän Edmund, en miljonär med en passion för elektronik, uppfinner de världens första vibrator, som blir en enorm succé. Under resans gång, blir Mortimer förälskad i Charlotte, Dalrymples vackra och ytterst okonventionella dotter.
År 1906 deltar ett gäng erfarna och tuffa ryttare, en snobbig sportman, en ex-prostituerad och en revolverman i en 700 mil lång hästkapplöpning i öknen. Priset till vinnaren är 2 000 dollar. De är alla konkurrenter, men med tävlingens gång kommer de att respektera varandra mer och mer.
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".
It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a nurse, but a government official thinks that she will make an excellent spy.
An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.
When Devu, a local thug, meets Sarasu, a prostitute, he falls in love with her. They decide to a lead a moral life after Devu commits an unforgettable crime.