When Rosie Jones' lover, Sean Quinnan, is killed in a building accident, she knows the blame lies with his irresponsible boss, her childhood tormentor Joe Brindle. Rosie finds she is carrying Sean's baby and is disowned by her mother and fired from her job, but salvation comes in the form of war veteran George Metcalf. He offers to marry her and adopt her son as his own, but Rosie's troubles are far from over. George's daughter, Barbara, is determined to thwart her every move and, even with a husband to protect her, will she ever be truly safe from Joe Brindle?