After World War II, Hester Collyer (Rachel Rachel Weisz), the wife of British lawyer William Collyer (Simon Russell Bill Simon Russell Beale), meets retired pilot Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston Tom Hiddleston). The empty and lonely Hester and the handsome young Freddie fall in love with each other. The matter was soon discovered by Hester's husband, William. Later, Hester thought Freddie no longer loved her, so he tried to kill himself. She didn't succeed, and Freddie flew into a rage after reading her suicide note. Finally, Freddie decided to leave her and go to a distant place to continue his career as a pilot. Hester can only look at the figure of Freddie leaving and feel sad.