Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale) przyjeżdża z Nowego Orleanu do swojego męża, który mieszka w małym miasteczku na Dzikim Zachodzie. Kilka dni przed jej przybyciem McBain i jego dzieci z poprzedniego małżeństwa zostają zamordowani przez bandę Franka (Henry Fonda). Jednak o zbrodnię podejrzewany jest Cheyenne (Jason Robards). W tym czasie w okolicy pojawia się tajemniczy człowiek nazywany "Harmonijką" (Charles Bronson).

Store security guard Pietro spends his days catching shoplifters, his weekends visiting his children who are in custody of his ex-wife, and his nights thinking about new ways to flirt with the store's makeup consultant. His malaise psychosomatically manifests itself in nosebleeds, outbursts of anger, visions, etc. One day, he sees a young Gypsy girl steal something from the store and lets it slide: he can't explain why, but she caught his eye. Pietro and Pabe – that's her name – warily start to hang out, knowing each other more and more, until something begins to blossom in them. Could their shared dream for a new, more compassionate life finally be at their fingertips?

A suicidal man forces his bartender to carry out his death wish through a life-defining conversation.