Caught In The Web Of The Spider

This is the true story of a woman who becomes seriously addicted to gambling and eventually turns to crime. The two sisters Hanni and Mari grow up in Germany. During the Hitler regime, they endure the hardships of World War II. While the adult Hanni emigrates to Canada and later settles in the USA, Mari is twice married. She establishes a carpet business, eventually has two children and later takes on the task of nursing her mother and later her disabled husband. Feeling the crush of the situation, she winds up in a casino one night. She soon falls into a circle of addiction, gambling away her and her husband's assets, and finally starts embezzling money from her cousin. For years Mari keeps her addiction a secret, consequently losing all touch with friends, relatives, and reality. At the age of sixty-six, she is active and dynamic -- and on the verge of a total breakdown.