简介：Shortlyafterthedeathofthefatherwhoregularlyabusedher,steelyinvestigatorSharonMyersmovesfromthecitybacktothesleepyburgwhereshegrewup.Themorningafteraclassreunion,thebodyofalocalteacherturnsup,andalltheevidencepointstoonePhillipAndrews,who'dhadabriefaffairwiththevictim.Theonlyproblemis,PhillipismarriedtoSharon'schildhoodbestfriend,Helen-andhe'sonlyjustbrokenoffyetanothertempestuousaffair,thisonewithSharonherself.CarefullybalancingherloyaltytoHelen,herobsessionwithPhillipandtheneedtokeepfellowdetectiveHarryFieldinginthedark,Sharoncovertlymanipulatestheinvestigation.Eventually,though,HarryandPhillipbothbegintosuspectthatSharonherselfisthekiller.…