Molly Peel has been downtrodden for years: bullied by her husband, Craig, who moved on to a younger model two years ago, and now a slave to her two grown-up children. But when she is admitted to hospital and none of her family visit, she decides to move away and make a fresh start. Craig, however, isn’t prepared to let her go so easily; he wants the house, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get his hands on it