A drama about the absurdity of daily life, a film about love and betrayal. A train conductor and his wife are very much in love, expressing that love not always with words, but always with the heart. When he only has one shirt on his back, she feels the draft. He dreams of them both taking a long trip, she'd rather they not go so far. But the day she is diagnosed with a malignant tumor and must be hospitalized for tests, everything changes. He can't stand seeing her waste away. She asks her single sister to look after him in the meantime. They find themselves caught up a web of desire, guilt and disappointed hopes. Three people in despair who seek consolation. All three know: that's life...