Brian dedicates two decades of his life to supporting his wife's ambitions, stepping away from his high-powered finance career to provide tranquil domestic stability for their household. His lifetime of quiet partnership is obliterated on his fiftieth birthday when his wife proudly informs him that she intends to conceive a child with her newly returned college sweetheart.
Refusing to spend another second playing the compliant spouse, Brian hands over the house keys, signs divorce papers, and returns to Manhattan's financial district. Reclaiming his legendary reputation as the undisputed titan of Wall Street trading, he watches his ex-wife's new romance disintegrate under financial ruin. When she comes crawling back to his penthouse, Brian leaves her standing outside in the cold.
