Mary O'Brien leaves Ireland for America at the height of the Irish Famine. She marries a New York Senator and becomes very wealty. While visiting Ireland Mary's great grandson has a brief affair with an irish girl. Unknown to him at the time she gives birth to his only child. Years later he wills his entire fortune to his daughter's next of kin. Jenny, She decides to keep her windfall ($10m) a secret afraid that it would destroy her very happy family life. Her husband, Tom, becomes a very successful adverising man after Jenny, unknown to him, had spent a fortune on medical bills when he had very serious car accident. When Jenny discovers that she has lost her entire inheritance when her bank in Cyopus goes bust, coincidentally, Tom hands her a substainal cheque for the sale of his business to an American conglomerate. He winks at her telling her to be careful where she banks the cheque, Jenny is left wondering if her husband knew all along about her windfall............