The story takes place in Ireland during World War I. Rosie (Sarah Mills Sarah Miles) is a cheerful and passionate girl who falls in love with the primary school principal named Charles (Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum). Although there is a great difference in their youth, Rosie is as desperate as a moth to the flame and walks into the wedding hall with Charles hand in hand. However, on the wedding night, there was a fierce quarrel between the two. It wasn't until then that Rosie realized that she and Charles didn't match at all in character, but it was too late. After that, Rosie meets Major Landford (Christopher Jones Christopher Jones), who launches a passionate offensive against Rosie, who falls in love again. A series of accidents made Rosie the target of criticism in the village, and the villagers imprisoned her and wanted to give her the punishment she deserved.