Amsterdam in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s is presented here from the perspective of Inni Wintrop. He wants to commit suicide in his bathroom, "because his horoscope for 'Het Parool' had predicted that his wife would run off with another man, and he, being a Leo, would then take his own life. It was an accurate prophecy." But as fate would have it, the rope breaks.