A young British journalist saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese invasion of China in 1937. Faced with advancing Japanese troops, he leads the 60 children on a thousand mile trek across China to a safe haven.
Molly and Douglas Galielo's glowing life together begins to fade under the dark clouds of reality. A bleak marriage and the premature birth of their only child strains their relationship to breaking point. Her baby daughter's ensuing illness and her husband's cold-heartededness leave Molly feeling lifeless, despondent and shattered. She didn't believe Hell could be any worse. Until Hell arrived on her doorstep...
Adam Whethers and his friend Val return home for his grandfather's funeral - and hopeful of a way out of his troubles. Adam is reunited with his blind brother Sonny who has formed a deep loving relationship with his exgirlfriend Beth. Tragedy is inevitable.
Two brothers are unable to form the bond they both dearly want. Jealous of his blind brother's pampered place in the family, Adam seeks revenge, but is confronted by the choice of self preservation or saving his brother's life.