A reclusive novelist struggling with depression finds solace in his late wife's wardrobe. One day, while dressing up in her clothes, he impulsively decides to assume a new identity and goes to a cafe he frequented with his wife. There he meets the neglected wife of an indicted businessman who also happens to be his friend. Their sudden and passionate affair provides him with a new lease on life but when her husband's criminal activity threatens to expose them, the novelist must decide between sacrificing his new love or putting himself in danger to protect her.