Anatole Zsa-Zsa Korda, a man of questionable morals, has just survived his umpteenth assassination attempt. Inspired by his near-death experience, he writes a new will in which he bequeaths his empire to his only daughter Leisl. Leisl, who until then had lived as a nun in a convent, is not particularly taken with this new turn in her life. Nevertheless, she accompanies her father on his mission to Phoenicia.