Everyone in Washington knows Madeleine and Jack Hunter. Maddy is an award-winning TV anchorwoman, and Jack is an adviser to the President on media issues. To the world, theirs is a perfect marriage. But behind closed doors, it is a different story. The cruelty Maddy experiences at Jack`s hands leaves no bruises, only the wounds of humiliation and isolation. Maddy`s journey to healing begins when the President`s wife offers her the opportunity to join her Commission on Violence against Women, where she hears chilling stories from terrified wives and girlfriends that sound eerily familiar. And there she meets Bill Alexander, a distinguished diplomat who also works on the commission. As Maddy takes her first steps towards freedom, a remarkable series of events begin to unfold. Maddy finds a strength she never knew she and a gift which will change her life forever.