Cornelia, an elegant and well-connected woman at the pinnacle of society, hides a dark secret. She has an estranged son, Barbu, who seems at odds to keep his life as private as possible, far from the prying eyes of his aristocratic mother, who is desperate to re-establish the bond between them. When her son if found at the wheel of a car involved in a fatal collision, Cornelia's character and public image are cast into doubt as her strong maternal instinct turns into something much darker in her ruthless pursuit to protect her son.
