Madame Christine Dobois, born in the city of Paris in the year 1889, was deprived of her husband by a motor racing accident—a pursuit he was wont to indulge in for his own private amusement. Being thus widowed and no longer bound by the stifling conventions of society, she departed for Germany, where she was a stranger to all, and acquired the Villa M. Having always possessed a most open mind toward certain matters, she was intimately acquainted with the finer French establishments, such as the famed ‘Le Chabanais’.

She enjoyed a close friendship with its Irish proprietress, Madame Kelly—a liaison which, quite naturally, was most displeasing to her husband during his lifetime. Consequently, their encounters had to be conducted with the utmost secrecy.

"The Le Chabanais!" Indeed, it has been the pre-eminent establishment for the discerning gentleman in the Parisian stock exchange district from 1878 unto the present day. A sanctuary of incredible opulence, hosting guests of the highest station: royalty, politicians, and exceedingly wealthy industrialists."

It was a matter of common knowledge that even Prince Edward frequented this most noble brothel. Furthermore, early stars of the silver screen and even bishops held their trysts there. Though such affairs were not unknown to the common populace, the staff maintained a standard of absolute discretion. It was precisely this reputation that served as its finest advertisement.

Could one truly imagine a grotto with a cascading waterfall in the heart of a house? A chamber, fashioned after the Taj Mahal in white marble? Across several floors, every conceivable fantasy was rendered into a reality of more than mere luxury. It was as though various cinematographic sets had been erected to offer the visitor a surreal world in which to indulge their desires.

Whenever she visited Madame Kelly, Madame Dobois’ dream of possessing such a 'house' grew more fervent. Ultimately, it was her husband who inadvertently realised her dream; for she inherited a most substantial fortune from him, which she invested with great delight into the Villa. Nothing was to be deemed impossible or too extravagant.

And it was here, for the very first time, that she was able to surrender to a passion long kept hidden: the play with masochistic gentlemen...