Max and Anna Jacobs's marriage has gone askew, but they struggle on through the birth of their daughter and the hiring of a nanny. Then, in a life-changing coincidence Debbie, the nanny, sees Max obviously in the midst of an affair, and Anna's life is plummeted into chaos. Anna loses control, turning to a man who seems to offer safety, and to the woman who cares for her child, but both have their own private despair and these are damaged lives. Then Anna's child disappears...Who is telling the truth? Who could possibly want to harm her?