InalittlevillageinTuscany,during1939,allthepeopleislookingforwardforMussoliniofficialvisit.TheDucewillinauguratethevillage'sprimaryschool.Unexspectedlythecorpseofababyisfoundasaresultofamurder.AtthispointalmostalltheinhabitantswilldotheirbesttodelaythevisitofMussoliniandtohidethecrime.