In "Deception", Bette Davis plays Christine Radcliffe, a pianist whose long-lost love, Karel Novak, a cellist, reappears and challenges their rekindled romance when he suspects she's been leading a financially precarious life by taking wealthy pupils. As tension builds between the couple, the arrival of jealous composer Alexander Hollenius threatens to destroy their relationship, culminating in a tragic confrontation that will change Christine's life forever.