Gidget, in Rome for a holiday, misinterprets attention she receives from a famous journalist. Discovering he is "chaperoning" her at Dad's request she resumes interest in her boyfriend. Based upon characters created by Frederick Kohner.

In the 50's, in Tuscany, the nurse Verena is hired by the sculptor Klaus to help his son Jakob who has not spoken since his mother Malvina passed away. Verena befriends the old housekeeper Lilia and tries to connect to Jokob, but the boy can hear his mother's voice from the walls of the old family house. Throughout the days, Verena grows attached to Jakob and falls in love with Klaus, but she finds that Malvina is trapped in the house by Jakob.