After their parents die, Leslie Mackenzie and her two siblings are taken in by their Auntie Peg. Leslie knows that given the poverty and unemployment in and around Leith, she is lucky to have a roof over her headalbeit her aunt's tenementand a job to go to. But while Leslie enjoys working as a waitress, she dreams of escaping Leith for newer pastures. When Aunt Peg announces her intention of marrying her widower boss, Leslie realizes that since their...