The Broken Marriage — Rick's return to find his wife has left him
Rick's Return — Rick comes home after six months at sea
Elke's Departure — Elke has left Rick and become a drug addict
Rick's Heartbreak — Rick is devastated by Elke's leaving
Despair and Escapism — Rick's attempts to cope with his pain
Alcohol Abuse — Rick turns to drinking to numb his pain
Cheap Thrills — Rick pursues fleeting pleasures
Emotional Turmoil — Rick struggles with his feelings
The Affair and Rejection — Rick's encounter with Doreen
Doreen's Advances — Doreen makes moves on Rick
Sexual Encounter — Rick and Doreen sleep together
Rick's Rejection — Rick rejects Doreen after sex
The Revenge Plot — Doreen's plan to get back at Rick
Motivation — Doreen's desire for revenge
Discovery — Doreen learns of Rick's fantasy woman
Plan Development — Doreen devises her revenge scheme
Tragic Consequences — The aftermath of Doreen's plan
Execution — Doreen puts her plan into action
Backfire — The plan goes wrong unexpectedly
Final Outcomes — Everyone is changed by the events
Rick (Rutger Hauer), a disaffected sailor turned hard drinking womanizer, returns home from six months at sea to find his wife (Corrigan), whom he was deeply in love, has unexpectedly left him and is now a junkie whore. Devastated, he tries to ease his pain with booze and cheap thrills. His wife's best friend (Dagmar Lassander) makes a move on him, and when he spurns her (after scewing her first, naturally) she plots her revenge. She does so in an ingenious way, by exploiting a fantasy woman of his, but her plan backfires with tragic consequences.
