Having just recently been released from the orphanage where he spent the vast majority of his childhood, a young thief named Alex befriends a prettz kleptomaniac named Sarah in this tender tale of love among the nimble-fingered. Ten years ago, Alex' s mother taught him to be the perfect thief. Now, after growing up and striking out of his own, Alex ventures into supermarket where burgeoning thief Sarah is attempting to perfect her skills. Eventually, entering into a "profesional" agreement in which they partner in theft and subsequently split the take, Alex and Sarah gradually find their attraction to one another eclipsing their criminal ambition. But the leap from partners in crime to lovers in life won' t be an easy one, because despite the fact that Alex has little to lose and no prospects for his future, Sarah comes from respectable background with loving parents and a chance for further education. As their relationship becomes more intense, Alex soon finds himself forced to make Sarah' s decision for her.