This is the story of a man and a woman in love, but it is also the chilling story of the killer who first brings the lovers together and later attempts to separate them with an unspeakable act of violence. At twenty-nine, Hilary Thomas, a successful screenwriter, is still struggling to cope with the nightmarish memories of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents a long time ago. Tony Clemenza is a police detective who dreams of earning a living as an artist. Bruno Frye is rich but unhappy, insecure. Frye is a killer, compelled to slaughter beautiful women.