The temptation to roll one of his wealthier customers is too great for casino croupier Kosta (Helmut Berger) to resist. It's too bad the man dies. Luckily for him, the only witness to his crime, Lara (Françoise Fabian), thinks he's too pretty to turn over to the police; she wants him for her bed. Still, the local police inspector has been keeping a sharp eye on him. Things don't turn out quite the way anyone expects...