Agnes, Siobhan and Myrna all work in their local launderette and, on the surface, have little in common apart from a passion for keeping themselves to themselves Agnes is fascinated by tales of true crime Myrna, meanwhile, lives for the evenings and weekends, longing for romance but craving for sex and money Siobhan is perhaps the most elusive of the three, constantly retreating into her synaesthetic imagination, conjuring the details of people's lives through their laundry Despite their distance and their differences, isolation draws the women together, casual work relationships metamorphosing into tentative, fragile friendships