A woman holds vigil over her wealthy dying stepmother. Tensions--already high with greedy relatives--are further strained by the appearance of the dying woman's long-lost son, who ran away 18 years ago. His mother greets him with joy, the relatives with resentment, but the woman alone knows he is hiding something: he is not who he says he is. As she uncovers secrets and deceptions of the past and present, she knows only one thing in her heart--that the seductive power of this mysterious stranger may be more dangerous than she thinks.