Modern Day Cleopatra

In order to make money laundering easier, the Canadian mafioso Ernest Canetti wants to bring the indebted pharmaceutical company of the twin brothers John and Philipp Lombard under his control. He puts his niece Pamela on the brothers. In cold blood, she uses her beauty and charm. She succeeds in bringing Philipp under the control of the Mafia. Then she turns to John. But he cannot be influenced by her, even though he loves her. Pamela accepts his marriage proposal on the premise that as a widow she would achieve her goal much more easily. John is said to be killed by a fictitious avalanche while helicopter skiing. But John survives seriously injured and is rescued by the hermit Karin, who lives completely withdrawn in the lonely forests of the Rocky Mountains. Without any means of communication, John is forced to spend the winter in his rescuer's hunting lodge. From the initial mutual dislike, however, affection soon develops and eventually love. John returns to Vancouver as a different person. There he is not welcomed with open arms, but is persecuted by the police and the mafia. A drug released by him is said to have caused several deaths. The only person who can prove his innocence is Karin. But Pamela has found out about the existence of this uninvited witness and tries to get rid of it. John returns to the woods and tries to warn Karin. But he's too late .....