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...