An Erotic Thriller. Dr Ian Bell has everything he has ever wanted, a beautiful wife, tenure at Cambridge University, a fledgling career as a TV personality and the respect of his peers. He is defined by his conservative worldview and his deeply held religious beliefs. His self-image is challenged irreparably on a holiday in Croatia when, after a chance encounter with an enigmatic couple, he is cuckolded by another man. The incident has such a profound effect on him that when he returns to his middle-class suburban life, he has an overwhelming desire to repeat the experience. With his wife Jackie, they set off on a voyage of sexual exploration, which empowers her, but for Ian, the humiliation triggers the long-forgotten pain of growing up in a working-class estate in Grimsby. A terrible secret begins to resurface as his need to experience humiliation intensifies. Soon, his world begins to crumble. It's only when he loses everything that he can face the horrific reality of what he did all those years ago.