Helene makes new acquaintances in Venice, Italy. TRIVIA: In March 1985, shortly before the production of "Sins" began, Joan Collins and Peter Holm bought the rights to "Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend," the 1982 biography of the soprano by Arianna Stassinopoulos. The couple intended to develop a mini-series or a telemovie (to be filmed in the spring of 1986) in which Collins would play the legendary singer. Instead, Collins and Holm adapted Stephen Sheppard's "Monte Carlo" (for $9 million). By November 1986 (shortly before Collins filed for annulment of her marriage), it was reported her production company Gemini-Star Productions had given up her option on the Stassinopoulos book and the author's sister would develop the project instead.