When the First World War ends, Annie Fletcher waits in vain for her sweetheart, Tom, to return. In the meantime, she throws herself into Tom's dream of running his own business by opening a grocery shop. In a large house nearby live Lord and Lady Hetherington and their sons, George and Edward, known as Ted. Ted is in love with Annie, but he knows her heart belongs to Tom. But when Ted goes to work in France, he makes an unexpected discovery which is to change Annie's life forever...