Police sergeant Dutch Van Den Broeck (Harrison Ford) is thrown together with congresswoman Kay Chandler (Kristin Scott Thomas) when it emerges that their spouses both died in the same plane crash. Dutch investigates further, and discovers that his wife was having an affair with Kay's husband. He confronts Kay with this news, and a tentative affair blossoms between the grieving couple. However, a mystery from Dutch's past may destroy him before he can rediscover love.