Seamstress Betsy Roberts falls in love with Liverpool mariner John Hughes, but is shocked to discover that her father's contempt for sailors stems from a long-hidden event for which he holds John's uncle responsible. When he insists on her marriage to a childhood friend, does he simply want to stop her from marrying John, or is he hiding another secret? And if Betsy defies him, how will the past affect her and John in the future?...