wˌɛn ɹˈiːkə bælˈɛɾoʊ ˈɜːdʒᵻz hɜː hˈʌsbənd ˈɛɾɚ, ɐ wˈɛlθi tˈɛkstaɪlz pɹədˈuːsɚ lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn mɪlˈæn, tə hˈaɪɚɹ ɐ bˈɑːdɪɡˌɑːɹd fɔːɹ ðɛɹ dˈɔːɾɚ pˈɪntə, hiː ɪz dˈaʊtfəl bˌʌt ɐɡɹˈiːz.
When Rika Balletto urges her husband Ettore, a wealthy textiles producer living in Milan, to hire a bodyguard for their daughter Pinta, he is doubtful but agrees.