Млада жена планира убийството на своя съпруг, заедно с любовника си. Но първоначалното "идеално престъпление" се проваля. Мъжът успява да остави на балкона въже, по което се връща обратно в сградата, за да я вземе със себе си, но засяда в асансьора.

　　供职于某医疗机构的医师时藤隆彦（阿部寛 饰），与会长手都孝光（津川雅彦 饰）美艳的妻子芽衣子（吉瀬美智子 饰）发展了一段不伦之恋。为达到长久在一起的目的，芽衣子怂恿时藤杀害了丈夫，并企图制造一起完美犯罪。正所谓人算不如天算，时藤的行动出现差错，自己也被困在电梯之中。另一方面，执行任务的小警察赤城邦卫（玉山鉄二 饰）被黑帮殴打并抢去配枪，他和女友松本美加代（北川景子 饰）私自开走了时藤停在路边的敞篷车追赶黑帮。自此，一切陷入失控，众人各自朝向既定的命运绝望行进……

　　本片翻拍自法国著名导演路易•马勒1958年的同名影片。

1958년 프랑스의 루이 말 감독이 연출한 의 일본 리메이크작.

종합병원 사장의 부인(키치세 미치코)과 불륜관계인 젊고 매력적인 의사(아베 히로시)가 공모해 나이 차이가 많은 남편을 살해할 계획을 세운다

A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A man named Colonel appears and hands the man a box with a loaded gun inside. The Colonel states "its a present from the witch". The woman's name is Meiko (Michiko Kichise) and she is the young wife of Takamitsu Temiyako (Takamitsu Temiyako) - president of a large medical corporation. The man in the parked car is Dr. Tokito Takahiko (Hiroshi Abe) an employee of the large medical corporation. This evening, Meiko and Tokito will implement their plan to murder Meiko's husband and frame his death as a suicide.

財界きっての大物、手都孝光会長率いる企業グループの傘下で働く医師の時藤隆彦。手都会長の若き夫人・芽衣子と愛人関係を結ぶようになった時藤は、彼女と共謀して、会長の殺害を計画。ふだん自分が働くオフィスから、同じビルの上階にある会長室へザイルを利用して侵入した時藤は、会長を自殺に見せかけて首尾よく殺害。ところがその後、置き忘れたザイルを取りに戻った時藤は、故障したビルのエレベーター内に閉じ込められる。