The young, rich, and powerful New Yorker, Fitzwilliam Darcy, better known as Mr. Darcy, involves himself in a lustful triangle between his newlywed wife, an enchanting South African Heiress, and his mistress, a vibrantly charming Activist. The affair ruins the lives of both women, and the consequences of his thoughtless tryst drives him into a self-destructive depression that jeopardizes his wealth, his livelihood, and his place as President of Pemberly Estate, from which therapy becomes the only solution to his salvation.