The movie Baby Fish tells the story of Laila, a young heiress, who falls in love with Guy, a maid. The two secretly collect valuables from their home, hide them in a shoebox, and plan to escape to pursue their dreams. However, Laila's mother Sasha runs off with her lover, leaving Laila's father Blunt in despair, who then sexually assaults the maid. Enraged, Laila poisons her father. Afterwards, Guy takes the valuables and escapes alone. In another version, the two separate, with Laila deciding to go alone to Guy's birthplace. There, she discovers Guy's mysterious past: Guy's first love is now a famous local TV actor, and Guy once gave birth to a son who has peculiar abilities, like being able to suffocate fish at the bottom of a lake.