 Mrs Trott (Ethel Gabriel), a charlady, recalls hearing her son has died in action.The general (Frank Bradley) remembers making an error of judgement that led to the death of his men.Denise (Marie Lorraine), the French governess to the general's grandchildren, relives the return of her war hero lover, Pierre (Campbell Copelin), from the front; Pierre could not forgive Denise for having a child to a German officer who had raped her.