KipPolyardisanobsessive-compulsiveshut-inwhoseantisepticworldisinvadedbyCeline,thebeautifulseductresswhomovesinnextdoortoKip'srent-controlledManhattanapartment.KipandCelinebeginatentativeloveaffairthatturnspassionateandthendeadly,asCeline'ssecretsturnKip'sperfectlyorganizedlifeupside-down.