At a book signing for his big bestseller, Reggie Howarth encounters a former student from teaching days at a womens prison. Intelligent and beautiful, Teresas presence scares him to the bone. She claims he stole her life story, which is almost akin to taking her life, and she wants it back. A struggle begins as the ex-student who has killed before now goes after Reggies fortune, reputation, pregnant wife, and ultimately Reggies life.