Jack Wilkins, young Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, has a brilliant military career ahead of him and a marriage, which will catapult him into High Society. His temperament is always controlled and impeccable, yet his out-going and passionate soul remains hidden. Loyal and courageous, he faces every difficulty head-on, without fearing the consequences. Events cause him to radically change his life, forcing him to renounce the choices he now realises are fleeting, in favour of his own liberty and freedom.