
Martha Desmond is a student nurse who loses her virginity to Jordan Ainslee, a famous, womanizing playwright who is temporarily a patient there because of his drinking problems. They marry and move into his Manhattan penthouse. But it isn't long before his true nature emerges and he begins seducing an actress. So Martha abandons the marriage, escaping to a small town in Florida, where her life takes a passionate and dangerous turn in her pursuit of true love.