Maria is an ambitious young graduate about to embark on a journey round the world with friends. Her life is a million miles from that of her early childhood in Manchester. A life she had escaped from when her mother was murdered, and she never imagined she would return. When a letter informing her that she has inherited a property arrives it changes all her plans. Maria wants to sell as soon as she can but then she meets charming, mysterious Joel. He has other ideas and when Maria starts delving into her lover's secrets things start to turn nasty.