Orphaned by the San Francisco earthquake, Ettie Brogan marries an Englishman, and is transported to a different world. In a shabby little dock-side house in London, Ettie has to adjust to living with a vile father-in-law. Her husband dies in the flu epidemic, and she must face many hardships before fate finally smiles upon her. Even then, she fears that the dreadful secret she has carried with her for years will finally be revealed...