A mysterious letter delivered to a Paris apartment uncovers a startling chain of events 500 miles away in a UK city. Coincidences or God at work? Jeanne has no doubt but colleague Roger must remain sensitive to wife Judy's childhood vulnerability. Meanwhile an eclectic group of characters who are searching for answers to life's big questions are rocked by the arrival of a stranger in their midst. Lining their journey are humour and suspicion as well as despair and outrageous love. But nothing can be straightforward for one of their number.