' You're everything to me. I'd have to lose my life before I'd lose you.' This is the vow Silas made to Cathleen on the day he asks her to marry him. Throughout their childhood their love has grown stronger & now in 1900 they start to plan a life together. But a jealous woman is determined to ruin their happiness & uses Silas's father
- a good & honest man
- to do so forcing him to make an impossible sacrifice. As a dutiful son Silas has no choice but to obey his father & Cathleen must pay the bitter price. Separated each is swept along to a place where there is no love or peace & no way back...