In a seedy suburban motel room Max, a detective, and Jayne, a legal aid lawyer, meet for sex, but maybe both have another agenda. Max's partner, Donny, sits in the cop car outside with a young man of "interest" to the law, though Donny is as much interested in the activity inside the motel room. Donny has separated from his wife Pam, since a spell of duty with the vice squad gave him an appetite for prostitutes. Can Pam reconstruct herself to suit Donny's new tastes and re-form the family? Only Max seems to have control of his life in the way he wants it, but he too will be wounded by his actions.