A fleeting moment of validation and adoration by a stranger (Nathan Bronson) leads Lisa (Penny Barber) and her husband (Ryan Driller) into a tryst with the underworld they may never be able to come back from. Lisa (Penny Barber) wakes up in bed and finds a note from her husband Terry (Ryan Driller), reading: "I didn't want to wake you, had an early meeting. I love you". Later, in the kitchen she gets a call from him, telling her he won't be home for dinner, due to his current project working on an important merger. She looks at a business card she has, listing George Appleton, a freelance journalist and author. and decides to phone George.