Cathy Galliani wakes in hospital, after a car accident, to learn that her husband Vittorio is dead and her stepchildren are with his family in Italy. She is visited in hospital by Dan Kirby, a witness to the accident. Cathy travels to Italy to see the children, but when Dan follows her he ends up in hospital himself. And as his life hangs in the balance, Cathy realises how deeply he cares for her - and who he really is ...