In order to feel more in control of her marital life, she asks one of her handmaidens, former courtesan Doreah, to teach her how to please her new husband.
For at føle sig mere i kontrol over hendes ægteskabelige liv, spørger hun en af hendes tjenerinder, tidligere kurtisane Doreah (Roxanne McKee), for at lære hende, at behage hendes nye mand.