Sam has just found out that he is the reason he and his wife Jane do not have children. He is impotent and that is filling him with gloom. As if that is not enough, he is facing bankruptcy. His main business, a hotel, was burnt to the ground by arsonist. He was aid by hi insurer after a court battle, but his lawyer vanished with all the money.
It turns out that it is his cousin who is behind his woes. Although he is far more wealthier than Sam, Ephraim is determined to bankrupt Sam then humiliate him by sleeping with Jane and making her pregnant. But to achieve this, Ephraim is determined to stop at nothing, including killing those who want to help Sam get back to his feet.