When Annie Grayson (JAMIE LUNER), trapped in a loveless marriage with stockbroker Michael Grayson, meets a sexy, seductive stranger, Brent (JAMES WILDER), their destinies collide. A whirlwind affair begins and soon, Annie falls in love with the charming con artist. Head over heels and under Brent's thumb, Annie goes along with Brent when he hatches a plan to murder Michael and live off the inheritance. Coached on how to make the murder look like a heart attack, Annie commits the evil deed, and her life is changed forever.
The relationship with Brent ends several months later when Annie finds out that he's squandered the money and cheats with other women. A heated argument ensues and Annie leaves with what little money she has left, thinking she'll move to Philadelphia, change her name and start a new life, never seeing Brent again. But Brent has other ideas.
Four years later, Annie (now Marianne Danforth) has married Richard (WILLIAM MOSES) the only heir to the Danforth Realty fortune once his father Donald dies. Having gotten away with murder once, she knows she can do it again.but this time, she'll be set for life. Playing the perfect wife and daughter-in-law, everything seems to be going her way until Brent shows up one night at a party.
Suddenly, everything becomes complicated. Annie, instantly attracted to her old flame, is determined not to become involved with him. but Brent is not so easy to get rid of. Wanting in on the action, he reminds her that their past is intertwined and he knows when she sees him, her heart skips a beat. And so the plan to murder Donald first, then Richard, is set in motion, the prospect of inheriting millions driving them forward.
When Richard's assistant Carrie begins to suspect Marianne is having an affair, Brent murders Carrie to prevent being exposed. But one problem leads to another until Richard's best friend and colleague Tia stumbles into the web of lies. Realizing that Marianne is up to something, Tia has no idea how dark Marianne's secrets are, or that she has just become her next target... Tia will do anything to protect the Danforths and their company, while Marianne will stop at nothing to destroy them.