Blue Velvet follows the story of college student Jeffrey Beaumont, who stumbles upon a human ear in a field and decides to take matters into his own hands by investigating with the help of Sandy Williams, the daughter of a local detective. With the clues provided by Sandy, Jeffrey infiltrates the apartment of the suspected singer Dorothy Vallens, who performs at a seedy bar. What unfolds is a twisted, surreal journey as Jeffrey becomes entangled in a bizarre underworld of depraved criminals, in a way he never could have imagined.