The country estate of Christer's fiancee Gabriella is surrounded by fragrant roses of every colour. Puck and Eje travel there for their engagement party but the rose-scented idyll soon turns into a stifling backdrop when Puck finds Gabriella's grandfather poisoned in his bed. Little by little we learn that the relationships between the people living on the estate are anything but uncomplicated and that there is a sexual frustration behind every well-polished marriage. The question is to what extent beautiful Gabriella is involved in the intrigues and how much of a coincidence it is that her grandfather is killed just when Christer is in the house.