Sherry Slade, folk singer and song writer, hears that club owner, Kendal Black, is about to launch a new recording company. When she manages to meet him, hoping he'll listen to one of her demo discs, she is dismayed at his reaction. Angrily, he demands to know where she heard of his plans and dismisses them as pure speculation. He tells her that he has no interest in her work, that though she sings in his provincial clubs, she is not young enough or glamorous enough to work in The Creole, his London club. Sherry, never one to be patronised, retorts, "I'm delighted to hear that, for I would find it quite impossible to work directly for such an arrogant and self-opinionated man as you."

These words come back to haunt Sherry as fate takes a hand, repeatedly propelling her into Kendal Black's path and into his life. Fate that continues to stir up trouble, leaving them facing a bleak and uncertain future.