Letty Bancroft is convinced that she has found the right man and is longing for the day when she and David Baron walk down the aisle. But Letty's father has other ideas. Arthur Bancroft has decided that he cannot manage his East End shop alone now that Letty's mother has died, and turns his youngest daughter into a domestic drudge. Letty is to be tied to house and shop while her sisters find joy in their husbands and children. So Letty, heartbroken, sees her love go off to fight in France, believing that she will never see him again. Then a shocking discovery makes her realise that she needs David more than ever ...