For about ten years, Miles Farrington had known that his wife, Brenda, had been unfaithful to him. He had not done anything about it. He had not had affairs with other women. He devoted himself to business, to his hobbies and to philanthropy, and he tried to convince himself that he was leading a full life. But the time had come when he could no longer evade the issue. His friends were telling him about Brenda's affair. She was being openly, boastfully, adulterous and Miles realized that he was a fool, not a saint, in the eyes of the world. Something would have to be done. It would have to be something involving action, direct action...