A dramatic life story of a lonely woman, Morin, who lives in an Irish province with her elderly mother. The mother plagues her daughter’s life out by constant cavils, эгоистично exploiting selfishly her childlike duty. Morin is desperate to find her happiness, but suddenly destiny sends her a hope for changes in life. Her old acquaintance comes to their town. A short romance turns for the heroine into a sudden happiness and then a sudden defeat of hopes.