In adjoining hotel rooms, a young woman and a young man are separated by such a thin partition they can hear the slightest noise in their neighbour's room. Based on these noises, they speculate about each other's lives and try to stage a meeting.

« HE: If only you knew how much tenderness I put into that simple turn of the tap. Did you feel as if I was taking you gently in my arms? Tell me… / SHE: I don't want to. / HE: Please… / SHE: No. / HE: Turn the tap on… / SHE: If I do it, it will be brutal, like a slap in the face. »