Kathy Bates is happily looking forward to an idyllic future with fiance Jimmy Greene. But her younger sister Maisie is pretty and flirtatious, and Kathy finds herself constantly looking out for her, especially as Southampton floods with young servicemen on their way to Europe. After putting herself in danger to protect her sister Kathy becomes the victim of a horrible rape. Terrified and deeply ashamed, she tells no one. But when she discovers she is pregnant, her loyalty to her sister as well as her treasured relationship with Jimmy are tested.