Clem Spender returns home on the day his former fiancée Delia is marrying another man, and joins the Union army, finding comfort with Delia's cousin Charlotte Lovell before dying on the battlefield. Years later, Charlotte runs an orphanage and reveals to Delia that one of her charges, Tina, is actually her own child with Clem, sparking jealousy and family secrets that threaten to divide the cousins.
The Old Maid
A young woman's wedding day is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of her former lover, triggering a series of dramatic events that will have a profound impact on her and her cousin's futures.