It is 1918 and the Great War is ending. The evening before the last great battle, Ben hears that the flu epidemic has killed his entire family. Devastated, he is reckless in battle. Badly wounded, he is sent to an auxiliary hospital in England. Laura's grandfather, the earl, has died, and she doesn't know what to do now. She volunteers at the local wartime hospital and is put in charge of a very sick officer...