At first glance, Laura and Martin Burney are the ideal couple. But the seemingly harmonious life in the dream house on the beach is deceptive - Martin is an unpredictable psychopath who brutally abuses his wife mentally and physically. In desperation, Laura makes escape plans. She sees her last chance during a sailing trip: Laura suffers a "fatal accident" and flees to a small town far away. There her new life is to begin. But Laura did her math without Martin. He knows in the meantime that his wife didn't really drown...