In 1931 the Depression begins to affect the scottish town of Port Strathy and Allison MacNeil and her family try to use their family fortune to aid the economy
Without his wife's knowledge, Logan McIntyre begins working for British intelligence in the French underground, while Allison attempts to survive the Nazi bombings of London
The death of Lady Joanna, brings about unexpected events in the life of Logan Macintyre, now a member of the British Parliament