Dan wasn't his wife, Darlene's, other half. He owned her. His domination took a toll when he treated both her and their only daughter as objects to toy with. Eventually, Darlene became so debiltated from a mysterious illness that he had her locked in a derelict institution-from which Darlene wanted to escape.

After carefully crafting his "Mr. Benevolence" persona to impress Darlene's heathcare team, Dan refused to let their daughter, Jen, know anything about her mother-buttressing his actions behind powerful privacy legislation. Jen and her mother were at a complete loss, as Darlene's rights were stripped away. When Jen sought answers, each hard-won revelation was worse than the next in a world gone morally askew.

Finally, Jen had no choice but to confront her cruel father, the master manipulator. Jen thought a high-stakes court case would prevail and prevent the catastrophic loss of her mother. But then an even more deadly threat arose. Unfortunately, the solution was linked to her own father-a man who was motivated to hurt her the most....