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Corky, a hardened ex-convict recently released from a lengthy prison sentence, finds herself eager for a fresh start. She takes a job as a plumbing and maintenance contractor in a sprawling, slightly run-down Chicago apartment building. While working on a blocked pipe in the neighboring unit, she unexpectedly crosses paths with her alluring and glamorous neighbor, Violet. Violet lives with her boyfriend, Caesar, a low-level, fast-talking mafia enforcer whose smooth exterior hides a violently volatile temper and deep paranoia.Despite their vastly different worlds, an instant, magnetic tension crackles between Corky and Violet. Their clandestine glances quickly escalate into a passionate affair fueled by Violet’s desperate desire to escape her toxic, dangerous life of mob-adjacent domesticity. One evening, as Caesar awaits a massive cash drop from his ruthless mob boss, Gino, Violet initiates a bold and dangerous plan. She seduces Corky and reveals her ultimate ambition: she wants to steal the two million dollars in stolen mafia cash hidden inside Caesar's apartment, pin the robbery on Caesar, and run away with Corky to start a new life together.Corky, initially reluctant and acutely aware of the lethal stakes involved, ultimately agrees out of her intense love for Violet. Utilizing her expert knowledge of the building’s architecture and plumbing system, Corky meticulously plans the heist. The tension mounts exponentially when Caesar's unpredictable partner, Johnnie, arrives unexpectedly at the apartment, complicating the timeline. A sudden, brutal confrontation erupts, ending in Johnnie's accidental death.Now, Corky and Violet find themselves trapped in a terrifying race against time. They must skillfully dispose of the body, clean up the bloody crime scene, and trick Caesar into believing that Johnnie took the money and fled. As Caesar grows increasingly suspicious and frantic, the psychological warfare intensifies. Caesar interrogates and threatens Violet, unaware that she holds all the cards. In a final, agonizingly suspenseful sequence of double-crosses and shifting loyalties, Corky uses her cunning to manipulate Caesar into turning his aggression inward. Ultimately, Caesar's own violent nature is used against him, leading to his downfall. In the aftermath, Corky and Violet successfully secure the blood-soaked fortune, outwitting the mob entirely. The film concludes with the two women driving off into the sunrise, leaving behind the wreckage of their former lives with the stolen money firmly in their possession.