Ricky is the story of a journey taken by a young man from Italy to Hollywood, California, accompanied by a friend who is too different for them to get along. The only break comes when the protagonist meets Maghda: a prostitute who dresses up like the divas of the silver screen. In parallel with this journey is the tale of a group of customers in a club who have been taken prisoner and are being held on the top floor of a building. Why can't they leave? What does this situation have to do with the young man's journey?