Elias Voss, vice president of the Mila Consortium, discovers his wife Mila is involved with her childhood sweetheart Owen—and that Mila's obsession and Owen's schemes led to the poisoning of his birth mother, Elara. With the help of his childhood friend Emilia Ward, Elias fakes his death to escape, secretly gathers evidence, and ultimately turns Mila and Owen against each other. Mila is sentenced to life in prison and takes her own life.