Susan and her husband of 10 years buy an old house in a northern woods. A painting hanging above the fireplace seems to be haunted, which is frightening to her, as she is left alone in the home often. Her husband, Sam, is working as a computer programmer for a man whom Susan has never met, and Sam refuses to tell her what exactly he is doing for this man. Sam is being paid huge amounts of money for his work, but everything is top secret, which eventually gets him in trouble with the law, and his beautiful wife.