Rosemary

In a basement in Frankfurt, Horst and Walter recruit Rosemarie to act as bait for their street-musician day job. They plan to use her beauty to lure wealthy businessmen. This marks the start of her ascent within the city’s moneyed circles.

Rosemarie goes to a smart hotel lobby hoping to pick up a businessman, but the concierge ejects her. Despite the rejection, she captures the attention of a group of businessmen, and Hartog, a married man, decides to back her by setting her up in an apartment. This arrangement secures her access to the elite social circle.

Hartog gives Rosemarie a cash payoff as part of the arrangement. She immediately spends the money on a convertible, signaling her entry into a lifestyle funded by her clients. The luxury purchase cements her new leverage.

Fribert, a wealthy Frenchman, takes Rosemarie under his wing not for sex but to improve her image and recruit her for industrial espionage. He wires her apartment, creating a covert listening setup. Rosemarie is tasked with luring businessmen to bed and extracting information.

Rosemarie conducts her assignments, seducing businessmen to get them talking and feeding Fribert a stream of conversations. The plan begins to work, producing tapes of corporate chatter. Fribert, however, is slow to collect the tapes, delaying the payoff.

As the tapes accumulate, Rosemarie realises she can use them herself to climb higher than simply entertaining husbands. She longs to be recognised among the rich and powerful. The dynamic shifts from instrument to potential power broker.

Rosemarie crashes a party attended by most of her clients and their wives, triggering a public scandal. Two guests are tempted by a cash payout to plunge into the pool clothed, drawing attention to her audacious presence. The incident exposes the risky leverage her position provides.

Fribert realises that Rosemarie is becoming a liability for him and the other clients. The scheme risks exposure and erodes trust within Hartog's circle. The tension mounts as the arrangement teeters on collapse.

One night, the men celebrate at a nightclub with resident prostitutes, and Rosemarie arrives drunk. She staggers back home alone, a stark reversal of her control. The night ends with the ominous image of an assassin waiting in her flat.

After her drunken return, Rosemarie discovers that an assassin is waiting in her flat. The confrontation hints at mortal danger behind the web of deceit she has woven. The scene leaves her fate hanging in the balance.

With the tapes in her possession, Rosemarie considers using them to demand better treatment or greater status from her clients. The power dynamic has effectively inverted, giving her options she did not have before.

The summary ends on an unresolved note, with Rosemarie facing danger and the question of where her choices will lead her next. The film remains focused on the perils of desire, money, and manipulation in a closed social world.