Corky, ki je pravkar prišla iz zapora, in njena ljubica Violet skujeta načrt, kako se dokopati do umazanega denarja, ki naj bi ga Violetin pokvarjeni fant Ceasar predal čikaškemu mafijskemu šefu.
Corky, a lesbian ex con hired to work in an apartment as a plumber, meets neighbors Caesar, who launders money for the Mafia, and his girlfriend Violet. The two women have a love affair and decide to steal $2,000,000 that Caesar has in custody before he gives them back to Mafia boss Gino Marzone. Caesar is set up by the two scheming women as a scapegoat but things start to go wrong when he reacts in an unexpected way...