Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a survivor, genius, perfumer, and murderer, was abandoned as a child to the squalid streets of Paris. Growing up, he discovers an extraordinary talent: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human. He soon creates the city's most sublime fragrances. But there's one scent he can't capture. This scent is exquisite and magical: the scent of a young virgin. And to obtain it, he must kill. And keep killing...