In the idyllic town of Balboa, 50 miles from Los Angeles, middle-class housewife Lucia Harper travels to the city to confront scoundrel Ted Darby, who is secretly involved with her 17-year-old daughter Beatrice. When Ted asks for money to leave Bea, Lucia refuses, and the desperate teenager sneaks out to meet him. However, Ted admits the truth to Bea, and she pushes him, causing him to fall to his death on an anchor. The next morning, Lucia discovers the body and mistakenly believes Bea is responsible. She disposes of the corpse, but the police soon find Ted's body, and a blackmailer named Martin Donnelly appears, threatening to reveal Bea's secret unless Lucia pays him $5000. As Lucia tries to raise the funds, she finds herself falling for Martin, who is determined to help her, while the ruthless Nagel will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
The Reckless Moment
A mother's life is shattered when she finds her daughter's boyfriend lifeless, forcing her to take extreme measures to shield her family from the devastating consequences of the scandal.
