Twin brothers (dual role by Wagner) are separated at birth after their parents are killed in a car accident. One grows up to have a good and successful life with loving foster parents and a beautiful wife, and the other grows to be a disturbed young man who now plans to achieve the perfect life by stealing his brother's.
The story of a young couple who live in a small town with their four-year-old daughter. The husband is so caught up in his work as a policeman that he gradually becomes increasingly alienated from his wife and daughter who become ever closer to one another as they discover the new town. It is only a matter of time before the conflicts within the family manifest themselves.