Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park. A prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime. The press seizes on his provocative claim that Jennifer’s death happened accidentally during “rough sex."

Stockbroker Joe Pikul and his wife Diane are living the New York high life. When she discovers Joe’s been leading a double life, a conflict ensues. And within days of the stock market crash of Black Monday, their marriage comes to a violent end.