Eros steals the elixir from Aphrodite and uses it for her enjoyment but causes confusion and heartache among a group of 'working women' and their friends. Under the influence of the elixir, new romances and thoughts of true love emerge that ordinarily would not have happened and are in counterpoint to the opera aria's interpretation of love. The humans have no idea what is happening to them as Eros laughs at the situations she has created. Aphrodite comes to earth to retrieve the elixir and things return to normal--or do they?