In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
A writer returns home from World War I. He has developed a very bad case of post traumatic stress disorder. He contemplates suicide, but becomes interested in the 12 year old niece of the innkeeper at the place where he is recuperating.
Geoffrey Carr's life spirals out of control after his wife and step-daughter are kidnapped by rogue IRA members. Unable to pay the ransom, he faces the choice of either dismantling his life or gambling with the lives of his family members.