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A seemingly perfect romance that turns violent and sends the woman in the relationship into hiding, while also working with police to bring her former flame to justice.

Rising entrepreneur Paul Carter proves irresistible seductive to career woman Grace Tanner, who agrees after hot hotel nights to work for him on top of their romance. Despite an episode of drunk semi-rape, she agrees to move in to his Oregon luxury wood cabin and reluctantly accepts his public surprise-proposal. However he grows ever more domineering, controlling, jealous and when he feels control slipping even violent. She flees and they turns on each-other totally.—KGF Vissers

A woman is running through the woods, presumably chased by somebody.

Cut to 1994 Portland; we meet Grace, a 38 years old single woman who meets her friend Sheri for drinks to talk about her life lacking direction. Grace goes to the doctor for a health screening. He is handsome and attentive to her health. The results come in, and Dr. Paul takes Grace out for a date at a diner. Then they have a lot of sex.

Things with Dr. Paul are hot and heavy, and they start a relationship. Dr. Paul is possessive and jealous in the relationship, and Grace reassures him that she does not see anybody else. Paul has rough sex with Grace which leaves her bruised. Grace brings up the rough sex, and he apologizes. He isolates Grace from her friends, and they move to a remote location in the woods.

Grace finds some documents that implicate Dr. Paul as a peeping tom, and she also finds restraining orders. When she brings it up to him, Dr. Paul makes up excuses and is eventually abusive-slapping Grace across the face. Grace tells Sheri about the abuse, and when Sheri tells Grace to leave Dr. Paul, Grace shuts Sheri down and promises to leave him if he does it again.

Dr. Paul is thankful Grace takes him back after writing "I'm sorry" on paper and hanging them all over the house. He makes a toast at a party about commitment to her. He proposes, and she reluctantly says yes, because she is put on the spot. Dr. Paul asks Grace to stop hanging out with Sheri. He doesn't change his abusive ways and is verbally, physically, and emotionally abusive towards Grace. Going as far as pulling a gun on her to threaten her.

Grace enters herself into a shelter for abused women, even though she rationalizes Paul's behavior and doesn't see herself as an abuse victim. Grace's therapist tries to help her see clearly, but Grace is not listening. Sheri visits her friend and offers Grace a place to stay. She is a supportive and loving friend who doesn't have to prove herself right. Grace goes back to the house to pack up her things and makes up with Paul. She sets some boundaries to make herself feel in control and takes him back.

Months go by, and Grace says Paul is back to his old self. She gets letters from the abused woman shelter, and Paul is worried she will leave him again. Paul makes Grace a smoothy, and they go for a hike. She starts to feel ill and heads back to their remote cabin to rest. Paul promises to take care of his wife, even when she begs him to take her to the hospital because she is feverish. His treatment? More drugged shakes.

Grace tries to call for help, but the phone lines are down in their house, and Paul is turning away visitors. He won't even let her go to the store for herself. Grace sends him to buy something for her and makes a run for it. Dr. Paul catches her and forces her back in the car. He beats her, ties her to the bed, and rapes her.

Desperate and fearing for her life, Grace frees herself from her restraints and runs into the woods. Dr. Paul chases her with a gun, and we are back where the movie started. A man finds Grace in his shed, and she begs him to call the police. Paul escapes before the police can arrest him, and Grace goes into hiding.

Two years later, Grace is living a low key life on an island. There has been no sign of Paul. He meets another woman and terrorizes her. Grace is focused on finding Paul and making him pay for his actions. She sends a detective to investigate, and they find Paul trying to escape.

Paul gets abusive with his new girlfriend, Neva, and calls her Grace by accident. Pauls' co-worker asks him about it, and they have gross male bonding time over "sluts."

Grace tracks down Paul's girlfriend, Neva. Grace gives the information to the police, and they call the local Sheriff. Paul is about to kill Neva and his co-worker Stewart. The police goes to the house but finds out that it was Neva's old house and she has moved away 2 months back. Paul kills Neva and Stewart calling Neva 'Grace' and later shoots himself in the head.

Sheri and Grace are reunited with the danger of Paul out of the way. Grace shares her story with a support group and helps abuse victims.

(thanks to lifetimeuncorked)