Ethan Hayes and Crystal Quinn's marriage is 'priced'. Ethan saves to go public. When his mother needs surgery, Crystal transfers his savings to assistant Leo Shaw, freezing his accounts. His mother dies. Heartbroken, Ethan divorces and leaves the country. Crystal thinks he's playing hard to get. Divorce papers and Leo Shaw's conspiracy expose Crystal's fault in her benefactor's death. Crystal kills Leo Shaw, gets life imprisonment. Ethan starts a new life.