When Harry Stewart dies of a heart attack, the whole village is devastated - except for his wife Karen, who knew the abusive alcoholic Harry had become. Karen is nonetheless wracked with guilt; her only comfort in her grief is William, the sympathetic local vicar. But when Karen realises she might be falling in love, she flees to the seaside. A chance encounter brings William back into her life; can they persuade each other to take one final leap of faith?