James, Leonard and Andrea met at a party when they were attending college. Although all three of them got along very well, much to the disappointment of Leonard, Andrea took a special interest in James. That interest developed into a romantic relationship that frustrated Leonard. When James is forced to attend a graduate school that is a distance from their hometown, Leonard seizes the opportunity to convince Andrea that she has chosen the wrong man. He develops a plan to show Andrea the error of her ways. The plan works out so well that an irreparable schism is created between James and Andrea. Later on in years the three meet again, and old feelings are renewed. These feelings, however, become the foundation of a plan to eliminate one of the three. Andrea, with the involuntary help of James, develops a murderous plot that involves the police and the staff of a local hospital. The success of Andrea's plan is dependent upon the integrity and cooperation of her one-time paramour. Although her plan is thwarted, the expected results are realized with the last remaining person ironically experiencing the negative ramifications of a violent, ill-planned vendetta.