Deceived

Adrienne Saunders is happily married to art dealer Jack, and they have a daughter named Mary. They enjoy a comfortable home and the veneer of normal domestic life. The peace is the baseline that will soon be disrupted by danger.

The local museum curator is mysteriously murdered, and Jack falls under suspicion of selling forged treasures to the museum. He must travel to Boston on a work trip, and Adrienne thinks she spots him in town. When she confronts him, he denies being in town and brushes off the accusation.

Police inform Adrienne that Jack died in a car accident, seemingly ending the case. The news feels like a convenient conclusion, but Adrienne senses something is off. Her instincts push her to question whether the death was genuine or staged.

While tying up Jack's affairs, Adrienne discovers a high school yearbook photo of her husband credited to Frank Sullivan, revealing a hidden identity. The revelation shows she has been living with a man who led a double life. It also foreshadows the danger tied to Jack's past with Frank.

Adrienne tracks down Jack's cousin Evelyn, who confirms that Frank and Jack were inseparable in high school. Evelyn explains the family history and directs Adrienne to Frank's mother, Rosalie, for more clues. This leads Adrienne deeper into the web of Jack's false life.

Adrienne visits Rosalie, Frank's mother in a rundown Brooklyn apartment. Rosalie bitterly receives the news of her granddaughter and describes Frank as selfish, hinting at the neglect behind the impostor life. The encounter adds emotional context to Jack's deception.

A stalker lurks at Adrienne's loft and enters Adrienne's bedroom while she sleeps, watching Mary at night. The housekeeper later surprises the intruder, who leaves her badly injured in the bathroom and ransacks the apartment. The intrusion intensifies the danger surrounding Adrienne.

Adrienne receives an urgent message from Mrs. Sullivan at work and rushes to her apartment, where she meets Jack in disguise. He explains that he faked his death and is being blackmailed by Dan Sherman, who wants a valuable necklace in their apartment. Jack asks Adrienne to track down the necklace to end the threat.

Adrienne finds a Parks Department photo ID bearing her husband’s face but with the name Daniel Sherman. She traces to the Sherman residence, where a pregnant Mrs. Sherman greets her and wedding photos reveal Adrienne's husband with Mrs. Sherman. A photo of Mary suggests a hidden family history.

The person on the line is Jack, congratulating Adrienne on uncovering his new life and revealing that Mary has been kidnapped. He instructs Adrienne to retrieve the necklace so they can exchange Mary for it at the loft. Adrienne grips the developing plan as danger escalates.

At the loft, Adrienne demands to see Mary, and Jack pins her against a wall, insisting on the necklace first. Adrienne stabs him and escapes, triggering a frantic chase through a nearby construction area. Mary’s safety hinges on Adrienne's quick thinking.

In the final confrontation, Jack boasts of what comes next, but Adrienne lures him into an elevator shaft. He falls to his death as Adrienne uses an unseen elevator cable to fake being in the car, ensuring her and Mary's escape. The threat to their lives is finally resolved.

With Jack dead and Mary safe, Adrienne and Mary pack up and prepare to start a new life somewhere else. The family leaves behind the memories of deception and danger, choosing a future free from impostors. The ending establishes their resolve to reclaim normality.