Victoria (Jodie Foster) is a young New Zealand girl who has struggled in various manners throughout her life. This includes the great struggles that she has especially had with men and moreover relationships. One day she meets a wealthy businessman named Oliver Thompson (John Lithgow) who introduces her to a world of affluence she has never known before. The two live happily together, until they begin to have sexual relations with each other, and Victoria begins to comprehend Oliver’s bizarre sexual desires and practices. While she is somewhat disturbed by them, she must decide whether the relationship itself and having Oliver as a partner are fulfilling enough to continue.