A young man, Petros, and his wife, Eleni, have a handicapped baby. A mongoloid child. Faced with the risk of ruining their lives with a creature who will never become a normal human being, and after being urged by friends and relatives, they both decide that euthanasia is the only solution. With the help of Eleni's mother and a friend, they go ahead with the plan. The only thing they have to do is give the baby water instead of milk. It will slowly die and no doctor will ever discover the real cause of death... The act itself will torture the young parents. Will they go through with it? And if so, how will they face the light of day again? Is their act justified, or will the growing guilt leave an indelible stigma on them?