When Gene (Gregg Henry), a maniacally deranged computer-game designer, gets dumped by his beautiful artist wife (Trudie Styler), he devises a masochistic plan for revenge. Taking his spouse prisoner, Gene locks her in her windowless Los Angeles loft but leaves her with something to keep her company -- a deadly mamba snake. Via electronic sensors and cameras, he watches with glee as his terrorized ex-lover fights for her life.