Virginia Carroll's childhood was truly a nightmare, but she turns it into power by becoming a cutting-edge therapist and women's advocate not afraid to use radical, unconventional methods to accomplish her therapy. Then a man with a loving heart and nature makes her re-think everything. He and several other clients of hers come together as a serial killer with a hideous murder method emerges. Could this madman be a former patient of Virginia's - one who she may have encouraged to become what he is?