The Boy from the Brothel

Beautiful young widow, Charlotte Madison, is destitute after losing her husband in a rail accident. She begins housekeeping in the small rural town of Monto, in Queensland, for five lovelorn bachelors, refusing their constant requests for sex. But son Robbie is caught thieving around the town with his mates and a kindly Policeman urges her to get Robbie out of the town. Desperate for money she agrees to sex with her clients, but with very strict rules. Soon, with the help of a friendly solicitor who's an expert investor, she has enough money to look for a business elsewhere. In her search in Brisbane, her curiosity leads her into a big brothel where she meets the elderly and very ill owner, Ophelia Parkinson, and they quickly become friends. Charlie is ready to marry her solicitor but a local criminal, just released from jail, sees her alone and undefended, breaks into her house and tries to rape her. Robbie comes to her aid with a hammer and accidentally kills the man. After a long recovery Charlie and Robbie visit Ophelia to find her dying and Charlie nurses her through her last days. A few days later she's dismayed to find that Ophelia has left her the brothel, the biggest in Queensland, and many millions of dollars. He fiancé demands that she refuse but Charlie can't find a buyer beyond bikie gangs, Asian and Sydney and Melbourne criminal gangs. The girls beg her to become their Madam and she decides to accept the bequest. She moves to Brisbane, keeping her son with her, and Robbie begins a secret and highly illegal life among 20 pretty harlots at the The Blue Moon Hotel...