Jacob and Amanda Corey live what appears to be an idyllic life on Long Island. Other than an apparent inability to have children, they enjoy a seemingly perfect marriage. But the sudden suicide of Jacob’s father reveals a hidden dark past - one that fractured Jacob in ways even he can’t comprehend. Amanda knows something is terribly wrong with her husband, and she’s keeping a secret of her own that could destroy them.

Looking out at our beautiful estate, the home I thought we’d raise our future children in, I watch helplessly as my husband Paul takes his mistress’s arm and leads her inside. My heart twists as they laugh together, without a care in the world. If he and Marianne think they can start over without me, they’re gravely mistaken. I worked myself to the bone for him, keeping our home pristine, supporting his art, using funds from my business to keep us afloat. Tears fill my eyes as I remember all the lonely nights I spent waiting for him to come home.

When Ani meets Julian Wade, she thinks he is the answer to all her problems. He has money, a penthouse apartment, and doesn't ask a lot of questions. Or rather, any questions. Who is Ani and what was her past like? She figures what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. Or will it? She's ready to play the part of perfect wife. But Julian has been waiting for the perfect moment. He knows who she is. He knows what she did. When the secrets are exposed, she'll have to face the consequences...

First the messages came. Then her son was taken.... When Annabeth woke up from her coma, she had no idea who she was or how she got hurt. She soon found that she was held captive. Her pregnancy was also a total surprise, as she had no idea who the father of her child was. Now that it’s been ten years later, Annabeth is trying to live a normal life with her disabled son, Gregory...until she got that text: “I want my son.” She didn’t know who it was, but the messages kept coming.

Lonely and abandoned by her abusive husband, Mary is quick to accept the friendship of widow Ruby after saving her life during an apparent seizure on the New York subway. The older woman embraces Mary, urging her from her reclusive existence and back into life again. When Ruby rescues her after Mary’s husband returns, her trust seems vindicated. But after Mary jokingly says she wishes he were dead, his body washes up in the East River, showing signs that his death was no accident.