Adrian Miller wants to trace his parents. He is a successful, young merchant navy officer, born in the Midlands during the war and raised in an orphanage. At first, people seem unhelpful until he meets Mary, an attractive young woman who seems willing to help. The story unfolds with the detective work of the young couple triggering flashbacks in time to the real events as they happened. Inevitably, the common thread is war and its effect on the lives of Mary's and Adrian's ancestors. The truth lies with Adrian and Mary but in their own interests, do they have to tell?