Jenny and Alan are both in loveless marriages; she's married to a controlling, abusive husband; he to a power-hungry, wealthy wife who, though she has no feelings for him, will fight tooth and nail to make sure no-one else gets him. When Jenny is forced to take on a barmaid job in the local pub fate throws the two together and brings with it the promise of a better life for both of them. Under the encouragement of the pub's landlady Jenny has to battle with her conscience. Despite living in a world of fear and sadness she is a married woman aware of the dangers of having feelings for another man. With the possibility of having the love of a good man, has she the courage to walk away from her tyrant husband? And will that love withstand the pressure heaped onto it by Alan's wife,