The charismatic Barry Kant hosts a TV reality show in which contestants who have suffered horrific events in their lives share their stories. A ravenous and voyeuristic audience votes for the one who's suffered the worst life experience, the winner receiving the grand prize of $100,000. Increasingly jaded and still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Kant meets a new woman whom he believes he can allow himself to love. But after only a few days she unfolds a shocking revelation which changes the course of his life.