Stephanie Harper, a rich twice divorced mother, marries handsome young Wimbledon Champ Greg Marsden. On their honeymoon in 'Eden', Greg, who has an affair with Stephanie's best friend Jilly Stewart, pushes Stephanie into a crocodile-infested river. Stephanie amazingly survives and begins to plots her revenge.

Seven years later, Stephanie Harper, Australia's richest woman, is happily married to her plastic surgeon husband. Her two children are now young adults, involved in the Harper 'empire' and in their own problems. The release of Jilly Stewart from prison starts a dramatic chain of events.