The star of a TV crime reenactment show becomes caught up in the mind of the killer he is playing.

The star of a TV crime reenactment show becomes caught up in the mind of the killer he is playing.

Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.