Hyapatia Lee and her husband, played by Paul Thomas, watch their ballet school grow and grow while their marriage slowly sinks into a sea of guilt and broken dreams. Thomas is a promising ballet dancer who is injured in a fiery auto accident immediately after being caught in a marital indiscretion by his furious wife. The accident leaves Thomas crippled and impotent, while Hyapatia grows increasingly hornier and dissatisfied with life.