However, the dynamic takes a dark turn when Vic becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of one of Melinda's lovers. As the local community grows suspicious, the psychological games between husband and wife intensify, blurring the lines between jealousy, manipulation, and madness.
The story follows Vic (Affleck) and Melinda Van Allen (de Armas), a wealthy couple living in a small Louisiana town with their young daughter, Trixie. To avoid a messy divorce in their loveless marriage, Vic allows Melinda to take multiple lovers openly as long as she does not desert the family. The tension escalates when: