Irene, married to a prominent German scientist, has an affair with a nobody named Erich Baumann. As guilt and fear grow, she decides to end the affair, but her secret is discovered by Johanna Schultze, a ruthless and opportunistic woman who demands payment to keep quiet. Irene is torn between her perfect marriage and her desire to escape her lies.
Fear
As a tangled web of secrets unravels, a woman's carefully constructed life begins to disintegrate, putting her marriage and mental stability at risk.