Martin Temple goes missing with the four million pounds embezzled by his wife Lucy. Using the passport of a recently deceased client, he flees to Palm Springs, USA, while Lucy goes to prison for eight years. Michelle Webb, a nurse, goes missing after waking up one morning to find that she no longer wants to live with her husband and children. She lands a position as nurse/companion to a wealthy invalid, Helen Cotter, with houses in England, Portugal and USA, and she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Martin and Helen's paths overlap in Palm Springs and they become neighbours. Martin has...