Julie (Rosemary Dexter) is disturbed by the disappearance of her psychologist boyfriend Luca (Horst Frank) after a bizarre fantasy where she observed him murdered. She travels into a seaside village where he might be and encounters Frank (Adolfo Celi), that informs her Luca has indeed been there. Julie's investigation leads her the house of Gerta (Alida Valli), where the puzzle deepens on the list of odd characters residing in this artists enclave.