DuringWorldWarII,jazzdancerandsingerJosephineBakerjoinedtheFrenchResistance.HersubsequentmarriagetoaJewishbusinessman,JeanLeon,attractedtheattentionofHermannGoering,leaderoftheGestapo,whoresolvedtomurderher.Goeringinvitedhertodinner,havingarrangedtoputcyanideinherfish.
Forewarned,Josephineattemptedtoexcuseherselfasthefishwasbeingserved,planningtodropdownthelaundrychuteinthebathroomtoarendezvouswithResistanceworkersbelow.ButGoering,hissuspicionsraised,producedagunandorderedhertoeatthefishbeforeallowinghertoretiretoabathroom.Josephinemanagedtoreachandusethechute,whereuponhercolleaguesrushedhertoadoctor,whopumpedherstomach.
Thoughsherecoveredafterseveralweeks,shelostallherhairandwasrequiredthereaftertowearawig.
第二次世界大戰時，爵士樂舞蹈員兼歌手約瑟芬．貝克加入法國抗德運動。她後來和猶太商人讓．萊昂結婚，引起蓋世太保首領赫爾曼．戈林注意。戈林決定謀殺她，邀請她吃晚飯，叫人在魚裏下氰化物。
約瑟芬接到風聲，見魚端上來，就想脫身，計劃沿廁所的洗衣槽滑下去，和在下面接應的抗德同志會合。但戈林起了疑心，拔出手槍，要她把魚吃了才去廁所。約瑟芬勉力走到洗衣槽那裏，滑到下面，由同志緊急送到醫生處洗胃。
約瑟芬幾個星期之後雖然康復，但頭髮全部脫落，從此得戴假髮。