Highly respected, middle-aged university professor Alan Rudgear, his wife Sylvia, and their son Clint were living a secure, comfortable, happy life. Or so they thought. Nine months ago Alan's best friend, Gerald, was sent to prison for assaulting his wife Becky in a drunken rage. While consoling Becky, Alan seduces her, a decision that brings his life crashing down around him. With Gerald's release looming, Alan must come to terms not only with his betrayal and its terrible consequences but also the unspeakable horror he experienced as a boy.