PERMISSIVE

Suzy arrives in London with nowhere to stay. She meets a friend, Fiona, a groupie who has settled into a relationship with Lee, bass player and singer with the band Forever More. At first Suzy is just one of many girls who follow the groups and make themselves sexually available to musicians and their hangers-on (a type represented by Forever More's road manager Jimmy). When the band go on tour she is left behind. For some time she lives on the streets with Pogo, a gentle hippie drifter who is eventually killed in a road accident.

After the accident Suzy meets Fiona again. She becomes accepted as part of Forever More's entourage, and develops the glamorous style and hard attitude of an experienced groupie. She makes a play for Lee and ousts Fiona from her status as his 'old lady.' As the band are about to leave their hotel and move on, Suzy finds Fiona lying in the bath with her wrists slashed, barely alive. They lock eyes unsmiling, and Suzy walks out and shuts the door.

Suzy supplants Fiona as the band's favored groupie, only to find Fiona has attempted suicide; Suzy abandons her friend and leaves.

The film’s ending underscores the ruthless nature of the groupie scene and the personal costs of seeking acceptance. Suzy’s journey from outsider to insider comes at the expense of her own empathy, highlighting the emotional toll and disposability inherent in this transient world. The final act—abandoning a former friend in crisis—reflects the survivalist mentality bred by the environment, leaving the viewer with a bleak meditation on loyalty, belonging, and the sacrifices demanded by ambition.