Set in England 2007, with flashbacks to the 1940s, this story of coming to terms with wartime trauma is interwoven with a modern-day romance. An old man lying in his hospital bed as he nears the end of life is haunted by memories of serving with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two. Meanwhile back in his country home, the long shadows of the past lead to rising tension among the two younger couples who are marooned indoors by the summer floods. With testimony from an unexpected visitor, and some guidance from the spirit world, the family's secrets are revealed and the emotional wounds begin to heal.