Some scandals become public, others manage to be kept secret and become the subject of conjecture later, but they always have their heroes and victims. The reader will get a glimpse into the spicy love life of Božena Němcová or Karel Hynek Mácha, the treacherous affair surrounding Karel Sabina and General Šejna, the courageous actions of Ema Destinnová, the fraudulent sale of Karlštejn and many others.