Paul Exben is the definition of a success story: a partner at one of Paris's most prestigious legal firms, a large income, a large home, a stunning wife, and two sons who seem like they came straight out of a Gap catalog are all part of his story. After discovering that Sarah, his wife, has been having an affair with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, Paul is driven to make a catastrophic mistake by the rush of blood coursing through his veins.