A woman is torn between her love for the life of a professional tennis player and that of being a wife, a young lady finds herself on the horns of a domestic dilemma.

The story, set in 1944 China, of a missionary teacher called ""Teacher Jane,"" who is recovering from an injury during a bombing in Chun King.

A double murder has taken place at the cottage of the Merrymans. When they arrive at their cottage, they are bombarded by inquisitive neighbors about what transpired to their former tenants.