Paul Martin (Kier) is a paranoid novelist who rents out a secluded cottage in the British countryside in order to complete his new book, a pretentious sex romp. He has split with his girlfriend Suzanne (Richmond) and is having problems writing his book. To do the typing for him, he employs a secretary, Linda Hindstatt (Hayden), whom he meets at the railway station. A couple of youths at the railway station intimidate Linda, prompting Paul to give them a battering. Afterwards, Linda takes a walk in a field where she is raped by the youths. As a result, she shoots them both dead. Meanwhile, Paul keeps having nightmares and all his advances on Linda are rejected. He gets Suzanne to come back and she begins having sex with Linda. Paul then crashes into a river, while Suzanne is murdered in the bathtub and everything erupts into a pandemonium of violence. 　　译文(2): 保罗 · 马丁(Kier 饰)是一位多疑的小说家，为了完成他的新书——一部自命不凡的风流韵事，他在英国乡下租了一间僻静的小屋。他和女朋友苏珊娜(里士满)分手了，写书也有困难。为了帮他打字，他雇了一个秘书，琳达 · 辛德施塔特(琳达 · 海登饰) ，他们在火车站见面。火车站的几个年轻人恐吓琳达，促使保罗打了他们一顿。之后，琳达在田野里散步，在那里她被年轻人强奸了。结果，她开枪打死了他们俩。与此同时，保罗一直做噩梦他对琳达的所有求爱都被拒绝了。他让苏珊娜回来，然后她开始和琳达做爱。保罗随后坠入河中，而苏珊娜在浴缸中被谋杀，一切都爆发成一场暴力的混乱。