Esmeralda Comes By Night is a whimsical tale that depicts the life of Esmeralda, a nurse who is happily married to…five husbands! As she is about to marry husband number six, she is charged with bigamy. It is during her interrogation and detention that Esmeraldas spellbinding charm is revealed – the chief inspector falls for her, her other husbands conspire to break her out of jail and feminists demonstrate in her defense.