Julio (Eduardo Noriega) is at a low point, having just lost his job in a fish factory. His luck immediately seems to change when on a walk to his girlfriend's where he stumbles across a parked car whose only passenger is acorpse. Alongside the body is a priceless collection of jewels that Julio is prepared to claim as his own. He disposes of the car and the body and rents a room from at Marie's, whose proprietor (Anna Galiena) is a French woman with a mysterious reputation around town. When Marie uncovers the jewels, she also secures them for herself. Confronted by Julio, Marie uses her powers of seduction to convince Julio to store them with an old boyfriend, yet another figure who plans to steal the jewelry. This Spanish neo-noir offers plenty of twists and radiates sensuality with a scorching cast.
