Sinopse
Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne gives birth to an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter ?A? as a sign of her adultery. Hester refuses to reveal the identity of her lover, and is forced to lead a life of humiliation. Meanwhile, Hester?s husband settles in Boston and after making her swear to keep his identity secret, tries to discover who Hester?s secret lover is.