Mrs Flax, a single mother, shares an estranged relationship with her daughters. But things change between them when the younger daughter falls into the river and is hospitalised.
Olivia and Luke, a newly-married couple, attract the attention of Francis Watts, a powerful and mysterious philanthropist. As time goes on, his interest in them turns into an obsession.
Sophie, a teenager, becomes increasingly unnerved by the romantic advances of Dr Beck, who saved her life, and attempts to get him out of her life. However, Beck would not give up on her so easily.