Rachel is a woman who thinks herself useless. She feels that women are only valued for two things: their looks and their role as a mother. She cannot have a baby and is rather plain-looking. her landlady doesn’t know that she has lost her job but continues to ride the commuter* train twice a day.

    Sadly she must pass the home of her ex-husband Tom and his new wife Anna. They’ve recently had a child that is something Rachel was unable to produce when she was married to him. He’s moved his new family into the home that he and Rachel once shared. Tom posted a picture of himself and his newborn on Facebook with the caption* that he’s never been happier.

    Rachel, in her despair*, has taken to drinking to a point where she has blackouts* and forgets that she drunk calls her husband many times a night, even showing up* at his home. Because of a signal malfunction* she often finds her rail car stopped on the tracks next to her former home.

    She starts to notice another couple who live a few doors down. She refers to them as the golden couple and makes up stories about their lives as she watches them each day. They gradually become important to her.

    When Megan (of the Golden Couple) disappears, Rachel finds herself involved* in the police investigation*. She was seen in the neighborhood the night of the disappearance. She has wounds on her body that can’t be explained. Megan and Anna look enough alike* that the police feel there may be mistaken identity involved.(SD-Agencies)