In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Uno scrittore torna a casa dalla prima guerra mondiale. Ha sviluppato un brutto caso di disturbo post traumatico da stress. Contempla il suicidio ma si interessa alla nipote dodicenne del locandiere.
Geoffrey Carr's life spirals out of control after his wife and step-daughter are kidnapped by rogue IRA members. Unable to pay the ransom, he faces the choice of either dismantling his life or gambling with the lives of his family members.