The sins of the wealthy are often buried, and it is the children who suffer in silence; it is they who bear the scars. Four survivors of childhood abuse, now high-functioning and successful adults, find themselves suspects in an investigation into a series of vigilante murders. Behind the careful facades of their households lie dark and disturbing secrets. Two detectives-a seasoned cop whose soul is jeopardy, and his impetuous female partner-attempt to track down a killer with an aberrant agenda and a creative vision of karmic justice. In order to find the killer and put an end to the murders, they seek counsel in a conflicted psychiatrist who finds herself in a dangerous position-torn between her patients, and falling in love with a detective who may unhinge their world.

스콧 형사와 브랜던 형사는 잔혹한 연쇄 살인을 수사하는 과정에서 유년 시절 아동 학대의 희생자였던 네 사람을 의심하기 시작한다. 사교계 명사인 시드니 히스콧, 유력 정치인 앤서니 덴턴, 화가 마크 라폴드, 금융계 종사자 조지프 다트머스. 사회적으로 크게 성공한 네 사람은 소렌슨 박사의 상담소에서 아동 학대 피해자를 대상으로 하는 그룹 치료를 받고 있다. 브랜던 형사는 직감을 믿고 네 사람의 뒤를 쫓기 시작하고, 스콧 형사는 잠재적 용의자인 소렌슨 박사를 향하는 애정에 갈팡질팡하는데...

Grzechy bogatych są często grzebane, a dzieci cierpią w milczeniu; to one noszą blizny. Czterech ocalałych z przemocy w dzieciństwie, obecnie dobrze funkcjonujących i odnoszących sukcesy dorosłych, zostaje podejrzanych u w sprawie serii morderstw dokonywanych przez strażników. Za murami ich domów kryją się mroczne tajemnice. Dwóch detektywów - doświadczony policjant i jego porywcza partnerka - próbują wytropić mordercę. Aby znaleźć zabójcę i położyć kres morderstwom, szukają porady u psychiatry, który jest rozdartej pomiędzy obowiązkami względem pacjentów a miłością do pani detektyw.