Synopsis
In New Orleans in 1899 Marie Christine, a racially mixed woman, is in prison. Three of the prisoners, acting as a Greek chorus, follow her as she tells her story. Marie's mother is a practitioner of voodoo magic. In 1894 Marie had met Dante Keyes, a white sea captain from Chicago, whose ship is stranded. They fall in love and sail for 5 years along the Eastern seaboard and have two boys. They finally start a home in Chicago. However, Dante is now more interested in the political world of Chicago and runs for Alderman, telling Marie that she must leave. He becomes engaged to Helena, the daughter of the political boss, Charles Gates. In a confrontation, Gates offers to keep the children with Dante, but Marie refuses. On the day of his wedding, a present that Marie has given Helena turns out to be poison and kills her. Finally, Marie reveals that she has also killed her children.
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