Gary is young, agile, a quick learner. Hes one of those whos never been promised anything. After a succession of odd jobs, hes taken on at a nuclear power plant. There, amongst the reactors and their high doses of radioactivity, he finally finds what hes been looking for: money, a team, a family. But the team also includes Karole, Tonis wife, with whom he falls in love. Forbidden love and radiation slowly contaminate Gary. Each day is menacing.