“My name is Lila Ziegler. I’ve had at least two different uppers and a whole lot of alcohol…” – As usual, Lila Ziegler doesn’t do things by halves. After spending two weeks numbing the pain of her broken heart, she checks into a detox clinic.
There she notices a cleaning lady with a striking hematoma on her arm. Just a few days later Lila sees the young woman die of a heart attack, sparking her curiosity: did she really die of natural causes? She boldly applies for the vacant job – cleaning squad supervisor – and soon gains a highly contradictory picture of the dead woman: loving mother or nymphomaniac tramp? Helpful colleague or careerist she-devil?
When private detective Ben Danner shows up in the clinic, Lila is finally forced to confront him and her own past. At the same time, a solid motive for the murder emerges…