Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring young novelist, is hired to tutor the son of revered author J M Sinclair (Richard E Grant) and his art-dealer wife (Julie Delpy). However, he soon realises that Sinclair, his wife and their son all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam’s future as well as their own. As the lines between master and protégé blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller.