After accidentally shooting dead her ex-lover during a fight, Marie enlists the help of a stranger, Gunther, and his friend, Fritz, to dispose of the body while becoming intimate with both men.

The relationship between Hans and Marie is in tatters. When he decides to leave her for good but insists on sleeping with her one last time, she grabs a gun and pulls the trigger. Hans is dead and his lifeless body has to disappear as soon as possible. In a bar, Marie meets young mechanic Günther, whom she persuades to help her get rid of the body. Together with Günther's friend Fritz, they go on a road trip to the countryside. In the frenzy of life, the murder fades more and more into the background, but the corpse is still there.