Hauntedbythedeathofhisfatherandotherpsychologicaltraumas,Daniel(RobertoScorza)returnstothehomewherehewasraised.Facedwithintenseemotionalscars,aswellasphysical--whicharerealizedbytheyearsofself-harmdepictedbythecuttingsadorninghisbody--heentersthebathroomtobeginajourneyofself-exploration,self-mutilationandquitepossibly,self-enlightenment.Preparedonlywiththreewhitecandlesandsomecrudeinstruments,DanielattemptstobeckontheembraceoftheGoddessIshtar(FloraGiannattasio)toassisthimonhisself-illumination.Beginningwithablade,Danieldigsintothepalmofhishand,asdeepcrimsonflowsintothebathtub.Lappingupthebloodfromhisfreshgashhesexuallycaressesthewoundwithhistongue(alacunnilingus),thuscommencinghisvoyage.