The family of Barton "Black Bart" Pearl, oil billionaire, plays all these games with a stunning recklessness. Behind the closed doors of their seaside mansion, an ex wife's jealousy and a son's weakness are leading toward a tragic series of events. It will begin with a fabulous party and a woman's plan to possess not only wealth but her children's love. It will begin with an illicit seduction, a secret that can destroy a son, and a shocking hunger that may lead to scandal..or even murder.