Goodbye Lover

Sandra, a real estate agent, begins an affair with her brother-in-law Ben by making flirtatious and sexually charged calls. She tests the waters and signals secrecy, signaling the start of a dangerous liaison. The relationship quickly escalates from flirting to planned clandestine meetings.

Sandra and Ben head to the church for a community outreach, where she positions herself as the helpful wife. The setting blends faith with manipulation as their affair deepens. The moment foreshadows the conflicts to come.

During the choir rehearsal, Sandra and Ben give in to their attraction and have sex. The act underscores the danger of their secret relationship and the moral tension surrounding it. The church room becomes a backdrop for their betrayal.

The couple nearly gets caught having sex in a house Sandra is selling, forcing them to scramble for cover. The near-miss raises the stakes and increases Ben's fear of exposure. The incident deepens the sense that their affair is unsustainable.

At a dinner party, Jake, hungover and troubled, tells Ben that something is wrong in his marriage and that he’s contemplating suicide. The admission unsettles Ben and foreshadows the unraveling of the family. The moment increases the tension between the characters.

The next morning, Jake erupts, admitting he knows about the affair and pledges revenge no matter what. He becomes a direct threat to the couple, turning family ties into danger. The revelation sets the stage for the escalating violence.

Ben confronts Jake in his trashed apartment and fantasizes about pushing him off the balcony, but he cannot go through with it. Sandra blinds Ben with a flashlight, startling him and sending him to the balcony edge. The moment marks the turning point toward Ben's death.

In the ensuing chaos, Ben is pushed off the balcony and dies in a painful fall. The betrayal by his lover and brother completes the couple's control over the situation. The death catalyzes the investigation and the pursuit of money.

Sergeant Rita Pompano and her partner Rollins doubt the official suicide explanation and begin investigating Ben's death. They juggle this case with a parallel serial killer inquiry, drawing the net tighter around the truth. Money and motive soon come into sharper focus.

Peggy reveals she secretly married Ben in Las Vegas, securing her place as the rightful heir to his fortune. The revelation shocks the others and shifts the motive from jealousy to money. Sandra and Jake realize their control over the inheritance may be slipping.

Sandra decides to pin Peggy's death on the serial killer the detectives are pursuing, hoping to derail the investigation and reposition the motive around a manufactured serial killer threat. She underestimates how quickly the truth can unravel. The move demonstrates how far she is willing to go to hang onto the fortune.

Meanwhile, Jake escalates the plan by hiring a hitman to eliminate Sandra, replacing Peggy as the target of the crime. The crime plot grows more convoluted as the couple's lies threaten to collapse. The danger now stretches beyond a single murder for money.

Sandra uncovers Peggy and Jake's ongoing affair and their scheme to inherit Ben's fortune. She uses this knowledge to orchestrate Peggy and Jake's deaths by disguising herself and pushing them off a cliff road in a getaway setup. The web of deception tightens around the survivors.

Rita, frustrated with her retirement plans, tries to arrest Sandra to force a split of Ben and Jake's combined insurance. Sandra agrees, but Jake has already arranged a hit on her. The attacker strikes, yet Rita recognizes the killer from the crime scene and rescues Sandra.

Two months pass and Sandra and Rita collect their insurance money, stepping into a life of wealth and luxury. Rollins is surprisingly supportive, and the film closes with Sandra cheerfully continuing Ben's church duties. The ending suggests a moral veneer masking a life built on deceit.