På sin femårs-bryllupsdag melder Nick Dunne sin smukke kone savnet. Over for politiet tegner Nick et rosenrødt portræt af parrets ægteskab, men efterhånden begynder billedet at krakelere, og Nick havner i mediernes skånselsløse søgelys. Snart stiller alle sig selv det samme spørgsmål: Slog Nick Dunne sin kone ihjel?
Det går bedre for betjent Nick Curran efter han er stoppet med alkoholen og stofferne. Meget bedre. Da en natklubejer myrdes bliver Nick sat på sagen. Han mistænker hurtigt forfatteren Catherine der havde en affære med ofret og har beskrevet mordet i en af sine bøger. Desværre er Catherine også herrelækker og Nick indleder et forhold til hende. Med det gør ikke opklaringsarbejdet nemmere.
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
In early 19th century New England, an attractive unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to deceive and control the men around her.
A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."
Elena, the wife of a very rich man, spends the summer on an island in the Aegean Sea, doing archaeological research. One day her son comes to visit her son from her first marriage. The sea, the sun, the shepherds with ancient half-lingual rites, a handsome youth, not yet an old woman - no one remembered what happened in Ancient Greece ...
The seemingly happy relationship between Tony and Jim is threatened when his manipulative, drama-queen ex-wife visits.
Ebba is a lonely 18-year-old who finds a wounded man in the Oslo harbour. When she discovers he has amnesia, she lies and tells him they are lovers.
Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.