Pregnant, abandoned, and homeless, Maureen battles to survive a Swedish winter until help arrives in the form of a mysterious woman with a veiled past. With the prospect of being deported, Maureen learns who her real friends are, especially when she faces suspicion due to her links to a suspected criminal. Meanwhile in Australia, Maureen's family is scrambling to help her when the health of her unscrupulous father declines and he needs the intervention...