Dr. Eldon Chance resolves to help Jaclyn Blackstone, a woman with a second personality, escape her abusive, crooked cop husband with the help of a dangerous, Nietzsche-quoting, antique furniture restorer known simply as D.
Chance investigates Jaclyn's last psychiatrist and a secret rendezvous with Jaclyn forces an ominous encounter.
As Jaclyn continues her therapy, Chance attempts to protect himself and his family from Blackstone's latest round of harassments.
Chance and D begin surveillance of Blackstone, hoping to get hard evidence of his corruption. Chance's desire to help Jaclyn veers into obsessive, making him question the mission and his own sanity.
Desperate to incriminate Blackstone, Chance and D take their surveillance to the next level.
Awaiting the fallout from their last mission, Chance fears for his family's safety. During a night alone with Jaclyn, Chance suspects his patient may not be as helpless as he believed.
Chance's world is thrown into chaos when he uncovers the truth about the people closest to him.
Proof of Blackstone's criminal activities comes from an unexpected source as Chance is finally poised to take down his enemy.
Chance is trained in hand-to-hand combat in preparation for a confrontation with Blackstone.
Chance struggles to understand the truth of his tragic encounter with Blackstone.