Deena Vogler’s devout adherence to the tenets of Orthodox Judaism has consigned her to a living hell. Her sadistic husband Jake refuses to grant Deena a get—the religious divorce that will set her free. But providence intervenes when Jake is found murdered in an empty Los Angeles house.

Deena has escaped one nightmare, only to be plunged into another. She knows that the police suspect her; at the same time, she is chilled by the thought that someone close to her may be the killer.