Young Dr. John Curtis opened his children's clinic near Monte Carlo, not only because it was the ideal place for his work, but because it gave him a fresh start in life. The past was behind him -- and so was Catherine, the nurse who had jilted him for his best friend Peter, who, she said, had the right ambition. But Peter's fashionable practice failed and, out of the blue, she wrote to John begging him to employ them both. As he needed trained help badly, he agreed -- but once they took up residence at the clinic dangerous undercurrents were set in motion....