Ellen remains nave and trusting until she allows Bertha, a young mother with three children, move into her home to share expenses. Bertha leads Ellen down the path to a life that is just a step away from prison. Ellen meets new men, even though her husband told her no one would ever want her. Unfortunately, those new men are not what she needs in her life. They teach her things about life that she really doesn't need to know. All Ellen asks is that you don't judge her until and unless you have traveled in her shoes.