A tale of enduring love, a guilty secret and ultimate tragedy, set in Colonial Malaya and post-Edwardian England, and based on a true life story. In 1910, Joss returns to his native Yorkshire on a year's leave after seven years in Malaya. He meets and falls in love with Gladys, but has to return without her. When World War I breaks out, destroying their wedding plans, they despair of ever being together. Joss then makes a rash decision, which results in a secret to be kept from Gladys at all costs. He returns to England towards the end of the war, but their happiness together is not destined to last...