He said he was a widower, but was he?
Alice Viscoli lives in the suburbs of London and is trapped in a marriage that could kill her. Breno Viscoli is a man you don't mess with. Having married him on the rebound, Alice soon discovers his obsessive-compulsive tendencies, but mainly his rules. She can't be a minute late. He knows where she goes and who she sees, chooses what she wears and even what she eats. When he's away, he tasks his fifteen-year-old daughter, Isabella
,
to spy on her and see that his rules are maintained. Whilst holding down a job as a forensic accountant. It's only her love for another that keeps her sane, but her mistakes from her past refuse to stay buried.
Romey Jessop takes on many disguises to visit the man she loves. Harrison Belamy is serving time for his brother's crime of embezzlement and fraud. She longs for his release, dreaming of a new life together, but is receiving death threats from someone who thinks she has the money. Her life takes on a perilous course when she is snatched from the street by strangers.
Carlos Mendoza awaits deportation to Brazil, facing the prospect of a double life sentence. He is a powerful man and has a long reach outside of any prison walls. His arch enemy is Breno Viscoli, who was once married to his sister Carmella,
who purportedly left him for a lover and died at his hand
.
Carlos
is fighting a bigger challenge than a double life sentence, and sets about righting wrongs before he dies. He has his sights on the demise of Breno's empire and righting the trail of wrongs others have committed. The stakes are high in a story of betrayal and revenge, where nothing is as it seems, and the search for the truth becomes more complex with every step.