"Though grocery clerk Alena (Anne Heywood) knows that her boss, Vorell (James Booth), is a shiftless lout and thief, she's drawn to him nonetheless. Consequently, when representatives from the parent company arrive to audit Vorell's market, Alena can't bring herself to divulge that her lover has been pilfering from the store. Facing torment on all sides, Alena sees nothing but tragedy ahead in this intriguing drama from director Jirí Weiss."