Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

A construction worker witnesses a car accident and pockets the female victim's purse, in which he discovers her invitation to a club named Bijou. There, he enters a strange erotic world where dark fantasies become reality.