A parasite named Curculio ("Weevil") schemes to rescue his patron's girlfriend from a pimp. Short, fast, and featuring a scene where the characters break the fourth wall to describe the Roman Forum.
Start ReadingA young man is in love with a girl owned by a pimp. He cannot afford to buy her. His friend Curculio ('Weevil') sets off to find money.
Curculio returns from abroad with a stolen signet ring and an audacious plan to swindle the pimp using forged military orders.
The scheme is executed. Curculio presents the forged documents to a banker and collects the money. The pimp hands over the girl.
A soldier arrives and discovers his ring has been used in a fraud. The pimp demands his girl back. Legal chaos ensues.
The girl is revealed to be freeborn — the soldier's own sister. The pimp is forced to refund the money. The lovers are united.