To understand the traumatic memories stemming from an alluring patient's past, San Francisco psychiatrist Isaac Barr (Richard Gere) enlists the aid of her married sister, Heather (Kim Basinger). But when Barr embarks on a torrid affair with Heather, his breach of professional ethics may make him the perfect patsy in a Machiavellian scheme that leads to murder. Uma Thurman co-stars in this intricate psychological thriller.