When divorce lawyer Francine Day meets her new client, Martin Joy, the natural caution that has protected Francine and fueled her rise melts away. Powerless to fight the irresistible magnetism between them, client and counsel tumble into a blistering affair that breaks every rule. Increasingly obsessed with Martin's relationship with his wife Donna, Francine follows the woman one night and discovers her having dinner with her Martin. The next morning, Francine awakens with blood on her clothes and no recollection of what transpired after she spied Donna and Martin together.