Chick experiences unrequited love at first sight when he observes Paige Ellis emerging from the hotel swimming pool. His obsession, exceeded only by his need to possess her, isnÕt diminished when he learns that she is happily married. Instead, he befriends Paige and her near-perfect husband, Chandler. A short time later, back from Hawaii, ChickÕs obsession compels him to drive to PaigeÕs house, where he runs down and kills Chandler in a drugstore parking lot. But this is just the beginning of ChickÕs nightmare as his life spirals homicidally out of control, resulting in the destruction of everything he holds dear.