Emily Meyers and Luke Edmunds,
analysts at the cutthroat
Manhattan hedge fund One Crest Capital, are in a secret passionate relationship, unbeknownst to their co-workers. He proposes to her while at his brother's wedding and, after a moment's hesitation, she happily accepts. The next day, one of the company's
portfolio managers is fired. Emily tells Luke she overheard her colleagues mention that Luke was being considered as a replacement and they celebrate that night. At a late-night meeting with Campbell, the firm's CEO, she learns she will be receiving the promotion. Emily reluctantly breaks the news to Luke, but he expresses his support. As Emily settles into her new job, Luke's resentment over not being promoted becomes apparent, leading to tensions in their relationship. Luke becomes consumed with the work of a
self-help guru coaching people on how to assert themselves in the workplace. When Emily questions his spending $3,000 on the course, Luke suggests she could benefit from becoming more assertive, to which she becomes defensive. He rebuffs her attempts to initiate sex and goes to bed. While out for drinks with Campbell and Paul, a senior executive at the fund, Emily learns that Campbell wants to get rid of Luke, considering him ineffectual. She attempts to advocate more for Luke in the workplace, but it backfires when he makes a poor trading call that loses the company $15 million, leading to Campbell insulting her. Luke attempts to recover by feeding Emily
insider information confirming the alleged collapse of a company whose stock the fund can
short. Concerned about the trade being illegal, she recommends Campbell short another company, which works. When the short sale is closed, Emily receives a $575,000 commission check. Emily considers celebrating her success with Luke, who is in her office after hours to discuss strategies for future trades but opts to go to a strip club with her male co-workers. She comes home intoxicated while he, after seeing the check, has no interest in having sex with her. When another portfolio manager is fired the next day, Luke wants Emily to recommend him for the role, but she hints Campbell is not interested in promoting him. He goes to Campbell's office and makes an elaborate speech pledging his loyalty to him, only to learn Campbell has already hired a new portfolio manager. That night, Emily learns that her mother had planned a surprise engagement party for them that Friday. A drunken Luke accuses her of stealing his job, but she reveals Campbell wanted to fire him, leading him to storm out. The next day, while Emily, Campbell, and Paul pitch to overseas investors, Luke barges into the conference room intoxicated and causes a scene, berating Campbell for denying him a promotion and revealing his relationship with Emily, which has violated company policy since her promotion. An infuriated Emily is unable to reach Luke over the phone, only to find him at the engagement party. They argue in front of their families, and she smashes a bottle on Luke's head when he suggests she had traded sexual favors for the promotion. Emily retreats to a bathroom where Luke finds her; the two get into a heated argument that quickly escalates into Luke raping Emily. During this, he slams her forward twice, causing her to bash her face against the bathroom counter. Emily tells Luke to stop, but he does not. The next morning, to protect her job, she tells Campbell that she was being stalked by Luke and they were never in a relationship. Campbell essentially tells her to leave her personal life out of the office and says that "blame and accountability" are irrelevant, advising her to simply move on. Emily returns home to find Luke there, having packed up his belongings and planning to move in with his brother. Infuriated by his nonchalant attitude and demanding an apology for raping her, she threatens him with a knife. Emily attacks Luke with the knife until he apologizes and breaks down crying. Once he sincerely begs for her forgiveness, she orders him to leave before dropping the knife and smiling. ==Cast==