Eve and Jack Kenning longed for a child, but when Jack went off to war the prospect appeared even more remote. So when Eve's flighty lodger, Sally, had a baby out of wedlock it seemed like a cruel irony. Eve cared for the baby, even begging Sally to let her adopt her. Then Sally is tragically killed during an air raid, and Eve is racked with guilt. Has she any right to be so happy that baby Carol is now hers alone? As she grows up, Carol hopes to become an actress. But only when a dreaded secret from the past is laid to rest can she be free to achieve her ambition.