An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.

For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by paranoia as each one suspects another. Friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned, and marriages crumble while fear and suspicion run rampant.

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.