
Ian Shaw, an Emergency Physician, faces Late-stage Stomach Cancer, but wife Claire Sullivan is indifferent. Deceived by Childhood Sweetheart Justin Pierce, Claire forces unqualified Justin as surgeon for her mother, nearly causing her death. Ian endures illness to save Mother-in-law, betrayed by wife. Claire feels remorse. Ian, Heir to a wealthy family, taken for treatment. Upon return, he faces regretful wife; they engage in a heart-wrenching emotional struggle.