Martin Burney and Laura come across as a wealthy happy couple but there is more than meets the eye. Behind close doors Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband who sees his wife as a possession and his inner most passion manifests itself in a need for complete control and military order. Laura comes across as a submissive character who is petrified of Martin's violent tendencies, which are buried deep underneath a public veneer of absolute perfection and order. Martin is the whip in their relationship and he sees it as his duty as a man to maintain discipline and order within their household, which results to him physically abusing his wife on many occasions when she went out of line. The abuse is an ongoing routine, which began immediately after their wedding.
Laura has a strong desire to leave Martin but she's afraid of what might happen. She suppresses her emotions and tries to cope with abuse. Laura eventually finds an opportunity to break free from her fiendish husband when she fakes her own death at sea in a storm when she was forced to go boating. Martin clearly knew his beloved wife Laura could not swim so he was absolutely convinced she had died when she fell over board. However Laura had been taking swimming lessons which gave her the ability and confidence to swim safely to shore. Laura then flees to Cedar falls, Iowa where she adopts the name Sarah waters and develops a relationship with a character who posses contrasting idealogical traits from Martin.
It seems all was going well till something triggers Martin's suspicion over the death of his wife. He then embarks on a journey to investigate the situation and find Laura whom at that point was beginning to let go of the past and learning to live a new life. Martin also discovers that Laura's mother who was meant to be dead was still alive but Laura had moved her to a different nursing home. This discovery served as a major clue when it came to finding Laura. Martins analytical skills were more heightened than ever and he manages to find Laura at a fair and follows her back home. Martin then leaves idiosyncratic clues around the house which Laura then immediately picks up on. Martin finally reveals him self to Laura. At that point her new lover Ben appears at the door and Martin commands Laura to send him away. Laura then manages to send Ben away but then he comes back and breaks down the door and struggles with Martin but Martin ends up knocking him out, at this point Laura got hold of the gun and threatens to kill Martin. Laura holds Martin at gun point but he is in complete denial that Laura had the guts to shoot him. After exchanging words Laura picks up the phone and calls the police and shoots Martin three times and he collapses to the ground. To her disbelieve Martin not yet dead picks up the gun and tries to shoot her but the gun was empty.
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