Joyce Benderman thought she had a perfect marriage. Her husband, Stan, is a successful, handsome dentist, and Joyce, who grew up in poverty, cannot believe her good fortune. But her charismatic husband has a dark side that is about to engulf and destroy Joyce's entire world. In rapid succession she discovers that he is a philanderer who enjoys sexually ensnaring and manipulating young women; and more appallingly, he may be the ruthless killer behind a series of atrocious murders.