Es ist Montagabend. In dem luxuriösen St. Gregory Hotel in New Orleans herrscht Hochbetrieb. Doch alles klappt wie am Schnürchen: beim Empfang, auf den Etagen, in den weitläufigen Restaurationsräumen, in der Bar, in Küche und Keller. Man...
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