Tom Powell believes his neighbor, Lila, is having an affair while her husband Sean is away on business. Confident that exposing their scandal will make him look like the victim, Tom eagerly awaits a police call about Lila. After returning to his hotel, Tom receives a call from the Hanford Police reporting that his wife has been assaulted. His triumph quickly turns to confusion and tension as he cuts off the officer, unsure how to respond to this shocking and unexpected development.