Afterspendingtimeinprisonfollowinganassaultcharge,ConnorBatesnowworksinalibraryandspendshisfreetimerunning,swimming,andtryingtopiecehisworldbacktogether.WhenhemeetsMarilynChambers,thewifeofawealthybusinessman,theycollideintoanintensephysicalandemotionalrelationshipthatquicklyescalatesintoidletalkaboutherhusband’smurder.