| Director | Erik Van Looy |
|---|---|
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $11 million |
Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use for discreetly meeting their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman Sarah Deakins is found in that loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises. Through flashbacks, which are intertwined with scenes from the present, the story is unravelled.
The five men are: * Vincent Stevens: architect and designer of the building where the loft is situated. Married to Barbara and father of their children, he initially suggests the five friends use the loft as a private oasis. He is set up by the other men to be accused of the murder. * Dr. Chris Vanowen: a psychiatrist married to Allison and the elder maternal half-brother to siblings Philip and Zoe. He is the most reluctant of the men to the loft idea and the last to accept a key; Chris eventually does so because he is attracted to Anne, who eventually becomes his mistress. Anne warns Chris not to fall in love with her because she is a prostitute, and he gives her his key as proof he does not use the loft with other women. * Luke Seacord: married to Ellie, who is an insulin-dependent diabetic. He discovers the body in the loft and initially calls Vincent and the others over. The police later insinuate that Luke is attracted to Vincent, and it is Luke who records the men's activities in the loft without their knowledge. * Marty Landry: heavy drinker and a conspicuous lecher. He and his wife Mimi separate when a woman Marty slept with on a business trip shows up at their house. * Philip Trauner: half-brother to Chris and recently married to Vicky, the only daughter of a wealthy property developer who is also Philip’s boss. Philip is a drug user who grew up in a dysfunctional household with his abusive father and is very protective of his younger sister Zoe. He warns the other men off from having sex with her.