A dazzling Annette Haven plays Monique, a recent widow whose husband she didn't particularly like. After his death, the deceased's lawyer reads the will, which stipulates that the wife must perform a series of sexual acts to access her inheritance. In a posthumous voicemail, the deceased reveals his wife's frigidity and avarice, as well as his determination to take revenge on her, even from beyond the grave. The demure and proper Monique is forced to commit all sorts of degrading acts to fulfill the conditions of the inheritance, and despite her initial resistance, she ends up enjoying the challenge.

This unjustly forgotten film with Annette Haven might seem like just another pornographic film, but it turns out to be an unpredictable offering within the genre. The most disturbing aspect is the sheer amount of sordidness surrounding the tasks imposed on Monique, in stark contrast to the good taste and elegance she exudes. The ending shows a liberated widow in bed with the lawyer, finding new and exciting ways to deal with her husband's ashes. "Soft Places" stands as one of the best-shot pornographic films of the 1970s.