A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a
particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice.
Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the
sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression
would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. And three
different men search desperately for the beguiling scents of lost women,
from a Count visiting Madame Odile's perfumery, to a London drummer
stepping over spent, naked bodies.