Philip Petersen, a wealthy businessman, disappears without trace on a trip to South America. His wife, Sarah, is left to bring up their son on her own. Seven years later, out of the blue, Sarah receives news that Philip is still alive. But the man who greets her before a crowd of journalists at the airport is a stranger-and he threatens Sarah. If she exposes him, she will lose everything- her house, her job, her sonaher whole beautiful life.