The story follows Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek), a naive and impressionable young woman who starts working at a health spa where she becomes enamored with her co-worker, the confident and enigmatic Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). As Pinky moves in with Millie, their identities begin to blur, leading to a disturbing transformation. Meanwhile, the third woman, Willie (Janice Rule), a mysterious and silent artist, hovers on the periphery, her haunting murals reflecting the deeper undercurrents of the narrative. Exploring themes of identity, isolation, and the fluidity of self, “3 Women” is one of Altman’s most enigmatic yet arresting works.