Silvana (Sandra Ceccarelli), the depressed wife of a provincial industrialist, persuades herself that Maria (Laura Vasiliu), their young Romanian maid, is responsible for the disappearance of some valuable objects. With no proof, Silvana decides to fire Maria without notice. After desperately wandering around, Maria finds shelter with her former boyfriend, Ionut (Costantin Lupescu). The young man has just been released from prison and now shares a squalid apartment on the outskirts with his younger teenaged brother, Igor. The long-extinguished passion between Marie and Ionut flares up again. Soon they realize the family dynamics have changed. Victor (Victor Cosma) is suspicious of Maria and believes she will endanger his brother’s happiness. Meanwhile, Ionut has started to hang out with Marco Rancalli (Stefano Cassetti), a young cocaine addict with a difficult past. This gang of dropouts decides to target the industrialist's family and events take a tragic turn.