 An unlikely friendship blossoms between Elsa, a preppy, idle, spoiled blond who calls herself Gino, and Nina, a wannabe anarchist who plots with three others to blow up an arms factory. Nina is often sour and tempestuous, but with Gino she s spontaneous and funny. Yet the friendship often founders, as the feckless Gino spoils Nina s frequent and demanding plans. They decide to rob Gino s rich uncle to pay for bombs and creature comforts, they sneak into a stranger s house, they steal a painting belonging to one of Gino s boyfriends, bombs fail to explode, and Gino costs Nina the trust of her anarchist pals. Then comes the crocodile test, the ultimate for any friendship.