Who is Alison McIntyre? After surviving a horrific car crash, 21 year old Alison finally wakes up from her coma to discover that she can barely remember her name, family or her past life. The head injury she sustained in the car accident wipes out what happened to her on that fateful night she fled a vicious rapist and ended up half dead. A strong bond of friendship develops between Alison, Dr Rosie Shaw and Detective Tom Bernstein who is investigating her case. Rosie quits her job and looks after Alison when she discovers that Alison was dumped in a mental hospital where she doesn't belong. Alison stays with Rosie and finds a part time job until she can piece together the fragmented memories of her childhood, her recent past in the fashion world and the attack. When Alison's overbearing and ambitious mother Roz arrives on the scene, Alison is persuaded to leave the relative security of her life in Cape Cod to go to New York. Roz convinces Alison that she needs help to launch her fabulous department store in a flourish of publicity. Will Alison settle into her new life or go back to her other life where she is truly happy? Alison must face a difficult choice: to live a life of another or follow her own path.