Stuart Baxter is a loner who has never fitted in. His father labeled him a loser. His innate longing to find a woman he can submit to sexually has him convinced he truly is weird. Michael Atherton's opinion of his talented employee (a karate Black Belt) is different. He offers Stuart a partnership in Atherton Investigations. While Michael is away, his good friend and associate, Jim Strand, is killed in a hit and run accident. In Michael's absence, Stuart steps in to console Jim's widow, but quickly realizes she is the woman who can fulfill his longings to be a Submissive lover. He simply has to get her to realize it. Guilt consumes Maureen Strand when she finds herself drawn to a younger man shortly after her husband's gruesome death. Long buried desires to dominate in the bedroom surface, adding to her angst. Stuart and Michael's investigation into Jim's death soon reveal it was no accident. The determination to solve his murder unites Maureen and Stuart in a common cause, but can they overcome society's censure and find happiness and fulfillment together? Or will a murderer separate them forever?