Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot, making the women look like they have large tattoos. As Kinsky grows more obsessed with Maddy, he becomes increasingly determined that Maddy should bear his "mark" -- forever.

保琳·瓦朗斯是经济部的工程师，她的父亲维克多·瓦朗斯离家出走，剩下她一个人照顾妹妹们和祖母。她的父亲已经五十出头了，想卖掉祖传的产业，用卖得的钱在雷芒湖边盖一所赌场。保琳激烈反对这个提议，父女俩人经常争吵不休……